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CFS, UniSuper win customer satisfaction nods

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... high customer satisfaction to their customers in industries as diverse as finance and insurance, automotive, gas and electricity and even travel. "Despite the COVID-19 pandemic there were several businesses that satisfied their customers at a high level ...

Macquarie posts $3bn profit, makes hire

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... and Power as demand rose for gas and power in Texas after severe weather conditions caused the collapse of its local electricity supply. Assets under management dropped a marginal 6% to $563.5 billion which Macquarie noted was due to foreign exchange ...

Westpac to face court over insider trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... government in 2016. The consortium signed the deal at about 7am on 20 October 2016, taking control of 50.4% of the electricity provider. ASIC alleges that by 8.30am Westpac knew or believed it would be selected by the consortium to execute the interest ...

Macquarie to profit off severe weather

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... guidance as demand rises for gas and power in Texas after severe weather conditions caused the collapse of its local electricity supply. Macquarie expects its annual profit to increase by between 5% and 10% on the previous year as client demand has increased ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... premiums increased on October 1 following a six-month freeze," ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said. Electricity prices dropped by 7.5% over the quarter "after the WA Household Electricity Credit provided households with a one-off $600 ...

IFM makes multi-billion-dollar energy bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... infrastructure portfolio spans over more than 20 countries and includes the largest gas distribution and third largest electricity distribution networks in Spain. IFM said it is also a major investor in renewables, with an existing portfolio of 4.6GW ...

Cbus expands clean-energy holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... other investors acquired a direct undisclosed interest in two solar photovoltaic (the process of converting light to electricity) projects from LS Power, a US firm operating in power generation and energy infrastructure. The investment is made via Capital ...

Climate change-focused fund introduced

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... world. It avoids stocks exposed to coal, unconventional fossil fuels, Arctic oil and gas production or thermal coal electricity generation, and limits exposure to those producing oil and gas or gas-fired power generation. "The market failure to price ...

Aware Super backs electricity transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Aware Super is voicing its support for the state government's initiative to modernise the electricity system for New South Wales. The NSW government's newly-unveiled Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap aims to transition the state's electricity supply ...

Women focus in Labor budget reply

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... tackle climate change - net zero carbon pollution by 2050." He said the Labor party would focus on rebuilding the electricity grid to create thousands of jobs, particularly in regional Australia, and delivery $40 billion in benefits. Albanese said reforming ...