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CEFC invests in Macquarie cattle station fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
The federal government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation has committed $75 million to Macquarie-owned Paraway Pastrol, as the farming giant aims to cut its methane emissions. The investment, made via the Macquarie Pastoral Fund, will see Paraway reduce ...

Adviser standards consultation commences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... pathway for experienced advisers. The government's position has been that a minimum of 10 years' experience and a clean record, in addition to passing the adviser exam, should be enough to meet the educational standards required of a financial ...

BlackRock, NAB Private Wealth unveil iShares ETF suite

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... innovation trends including electric vehicles and driving technology, healthcare, robotics and automation, digitalisation, clean energy and smart city infrastructure. The statement said as well as being low-cost the products are also a well-diversified ...

BlackRock Real Assets buys battery grid business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... services. At full capacity, Akaysha's projects will help accelerate the roll-out of a further 4000MW (megawatt) of supply of clean, affordable renewable energy across Australia, BlackRock said. The investment is expected to reduce over 15 million tons ...

Aussies pay the price for early release of super: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
The government's COVID-19 early release of superannuation (ERS) scheme saw the closure or near emptying of almost one million member accounts, largely held by women, single parents and the unemployed. A new analysis by the Association of Superannuation ...

Government to review adviser professional standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... commence consultation on removing the university degree requirement for advisers who have at least 10 years' experience, a clean record and have passed the adviser exam. He said the consultation will look at streamlining the education requirements ...

Mining vital to low carbon solutions: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... mining will play a central role in decarbonisation. Fidelity said, although discourse about investors' role in helping fund clean technologies and infrastructure is aplenty, the social and environmental impacts associated with transitioning to a low ...

US Senate passes $1tn Inflation Reduction Act

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... Zach Friedman commented: "The US Senate has put the nation on the cusp of achieving the most ambitious federal climate, clean energy, and environmental justice investments in US history." "This package will bring enormous economic benefits across the ...

Octopus launches renewable energy platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... and storage, with a visible pipeline of an additional $5 billion. Among OASIS's institutional investors are Hostplus, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Octopus Renewables' Sky Fund. Octopus Australia managing director Sam Reynolds said ...

Investors, advisers need further ESG education

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... increases and more people look towards the private sector for initiatives to combat global warming. Battery-related and clean tech investments have also experienced heightened popularity due to their perceived stability. Against this backdrop, the financial ...