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Downward fee trend hits ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... in heightened competition for assets and a refinement in pricing. The research also found management fees for renewable energy infrastructure strategies have fallen by 8% since 2016 and performance fees have also declined. However, fees for infrastructure ...

Rest firms up net zero pathway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... Carbon Intensity of the equities portfolio year on year," the fund said. Rest also aims to increase investment in renewable energy and low-carbon assets to $2 billion by 2025 and aims to have directly owned property assets achieve net zero carbon emissions ...

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... AFSL. In addition, the committee recommended a tax concession of 10% for crypto miners that source their own renewable energy to generate computer power. "Australia can be a leader in digital assets. This means Australians can access new choices and ...

Global pension fund backs Aussie renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
The infrastructure business of a major Canadian pension fund has acquired 49% of a local renewable energy platform. OMERS Infrastructure, part of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, has purchased a 49% interest in FRV Australia from Fotowatio ...

UniSuper net zero efforts accelerated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... the electricity market," Nunn said. Also commenting, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said: "This renewable energy agreement demonstrates carbon neutral portfolios can be achieved to maximise the sustainability of the portfolio without sacrificing ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... companies in the fossil fuel sector such as coal companies and investing instead into high profile social impact or renewable energy projects or buying green bonds," the report read. "Rainmaker does not believe whether a super fund divests from the fossil ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... The transition to investing in low-carbon business models could involve, for example, increasing investment in renewable energy. In 2019, US$282.2 billion was globally invested in renewable energy, with more investment going into renewable energy sources ...

New RE mandate for Equity Trustees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... a fund which makes a genuine difference to society, by limiting global warming and investing in areas such as renewable energy, healthcare and technology - while avoiding areas that are harmful to society," Haven Wealth Partners managing director and ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Asset owners are increasingly opting to transition to renewable energy rather than take the blunt approach of divestment, an industry event revealed. Mercer senior sustainable investment specialist Jillian Reid spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

ETF Securities to list pure play Hydrogen ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... October. "It's really about looking at the whole clean energy space. We have seen a lot more interest in renewable energy space and ACDC is one of the best-performing thematic [this year] in terms of both performance and fund flows," ETF Securities ...