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Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... forward, Chalmers said the government would be investing more than $3 billion to support the production of Australian-made green metals, like aluminium and iron. "We're also backing clean technologies through our Future Made in Australia Innovation ...

Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Aligned with the Future Made in Australia agenda, the government is continuing to invest billions into green technologies and the energy transition. The federal government has also allocated funding for innovative technology and clean energy manufacturing ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... "The SFDR overhaul must cut through the current sustainability jungle by providing clear guidelines," she said. "For all 'green' investments, strict fossil fuel exclusions should apply. Similarly, it should be a no brainer that so-called transition funds ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... buildings. Embodied carbon is the emissions associated with the construction and ongoing maintenance of a building. The World Green Building Council estimates that between 2020 and 2050 embodied carbon will be responsible for close to half of all new ...

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
Active Super's greenwashing will cost it $10.5 million in civil penalties for misleading members about its ESG credentials purported to eliminate investments in Russian companies and others involved in mining and tobacco, the Federal Court determined ...

Australian Unity chief retires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
Australian Unity chief executive and group managing director Rohan Mead will retire at the end of this year, closing the book on a 21-year tenure at the financial services company. Australian Unity is now on the hunt for his successor, with an internal ...

Partners Group buys local data centre operator

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
Partners Group, housing over US$150 billion assets under management, is set to acquire an Australian data centre provider, investing up to $1.2 billion to spearhead "next generation" platforms across Australia. The firm has agreed to acquire GreenSquare ...

Quinbrook, CATL to build battery storage solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... about what we wanted as a technical solution was that industrial customers needed this type of power - silica smelters, green iron plants [and so forth]. They need 24/7 power - which is the 'holy grail'. This isn't the 'holy grail' ...

Betashares launches Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... provide greater protection to investors. "Recent policy announcements from the US government indicate a number of positive/green signals, reinforcing potential further upside for this emerging asset class."

HMC Capital boosts AUM by 45% to $19bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
HMC Capital's slew of acquisitions skyrocketed assets under management (AUM) by 45% in the half year to December to $18.5 billion. At the rate it is going, the alternatives fund manager expects to double AUM to $50 billion over the next three to ...