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Former energy minister nabs role at investment group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... investors in the Australian market, including BayWa, John Laing, Lighthouse Infrastructure, Macquarie Capital, RWE Renewables and Windlab. Under his leadership, Corbell said the advocacy body would push for energy market reform as the country shifts ...

First Sentier takes stake in renewable energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... unlisted infrastructure investments globally with a focus on mid-market companies in the transportation, utility and renewables sectors worldwide. The firms expect to complete the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2020 or early 2021, subject to regulatory ...

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... investment is limited by long project lead times and lengthy procurement processes, regulatory uncertainty (especially in renewables), and bid processes that are short-term or construction focused. The trustee body believes these barriers can be overcome ...

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... appeal are relatively rare, she said. "While we want to invest more here, for every $1 we have invested in Australian renewables, we have $3 committed to equivalent assets overseas," Blakey said. "These assets are in countries that provide stable, predictable ...

Legg Mason subsidiary cuts performance fees

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... spreads on its RARE Emerging Markets Fund to 0.14% / 0.17%. RARE has also introduced new sector designations for both renewables and energy infrastructure. "These changes are designed to enhance the granularity of reporting and to reflect developments ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... at the Australian Stock Exchange said: "We're keen to encourage more renewable companies to list. At the moment, renewables are a pretty small part of our market." CHOICE said fossil fuel-free super is a recent development and, as a result, fees ...

Analyst views on ESG swing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... combination of factors including the Chinese authorities' drive to improve governance, a rush among companies to invest in renewables before government subsidies are cut, and calls from investors for greater transparency around supply chains," Fidelity ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... by 2047-48," it said. Increased investment in renewable energy technology will lead to a global transition towards renewables, with both individuals and big business considering energy consumption and environmental sustainability in decision making. ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... lender to the renewable energy industry in the world and we are proud to be Australia's number one bank for global renewables transactions." He cited figures that since 2015 the bank has provided $33.6 billion in environmental financing to help address ...

Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... mitigation and adaptation," she said. "Over the last decade we have played a leading role in facilitating the shift towards renewables, with a particular focus on trying to address the various challenges that remain to full transition, including the ...