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UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... the many risks to the portfolio, including the US election and potential reelection of Donald Trump, a vehement opposer to clean energy. While campaigning, he has referred to renewable energy as a "scam business" and has already made promises to scrap ...

IPO conversations 'sparking interest': Barrenjoey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
Barrenjoey Capital Markets co-executive chair Guy Fowler says the firm has had more conversations about IPOs in the last two months than in the previous three years, indicative of "sparked interest," at a briefing on the future of Australian capital ...

ASIC to launch new criminal investigation team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... in late 2023 as corporate activity increased. ASIC said in both instances it acted quickly to address harmful conduct. ""Clean financial markets are essential for the financial wellbeing of Australians and fundamental to an efficient economy. They enable ...

Charges brought against ASX pump and dump group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
Four people have been criminally charged after an ASIC investigation identified them as key members of a Telegram group named the 'ASX Pump and Dump Group.' Syed Yusuf, Larissa Quinlan, Emma Summer, and Kurt Stuart have been charged with conspiracy ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... Development Goals (SDGs). The fund will target opportunities in North America and Western Europe in sectors like green industry, clean energy, education, and human capital development. Rest chief investment officer Andrew Lill said that the deal aims ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
... returns," he said. TelstraSuper is also invested Hysata, a manufacturer of green electrolysers, which also has backing from Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Hostplus. TelstraSuper is currently exploring merger opportunities, with its board saying ...

UK government to establish national wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... under a new National Wealth Fund that will "invest in the new industries of the future", with the UK eyeing itself as a "clean energy superpower." It is looking to mobilise billions more in private investment while delivering a return to taxpayers as ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... fossil fuels." Further, because of its impact investment mandate, the fund is also typically overweight private credit and clean energy infrastructure, which Davis believes will serve members well in the year ahead. "Our focus on impact investments is ...

AMP MySuper options power past double-digit returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... should underpin GDP growth and corporate earnings for many years to come. This, combined with a decade or so of spending on clean energy infrastructure, results in a very positive outlook for equity and corporate debt markets." Looking ahead, Shelley ...

Systematic investing in fixed income: Critical success factors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... dynamically," it said. Second, reliable data is non-negotiable. "Systematic investors need vast quantities of data that are clean (free of anomalies and inconsistencies), extensive and have a very long history. Compiling those data is a laborious, research-intensive ...