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Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... confident about growth in 2025 and are pouring funds into decarbonisation - marking 2025 as an attractive entry point for green investors. The finding comes from a Capgemini report launched at Davos as the World Economic Forum kicks off. The global consulting ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... national energy emergency in his first address may create a wave of opportunities for investors, deVere chief executive Nigel Green said. Trump took to the podium to reaffirm his administration's commitment to "drill baby, drill". "The energy sector ...

CEFC invests $100m into affordable housing strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Canberra's green bank has invested $100 million in AXA Investment Managers Alternatives' build-to-rent strategy providing affordable homes for essential workers. The investment brings the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) total commitment to residential ...

Adviser number growth shoots?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... director of research Aman Ramrakha added that not only have adviser losses plateaued, but there are also signs of growth, "tiny green shoots," coming in. Ramrakha continued that the distinction between aligned and non-aligned has become irrelevant. Traditionally ...

What you read in 2024

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Mergers, corporate fund closures and executive moves were the major motifs for Financial Standard readers this year. Unsurprisingly, further consolidation in the superannuation sector was a major driver of audience interest this year with a number of ...

Australian Retirement Trust takes stake in Pattern Energy Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) and Dutch pension fund ABP will acquire Riverstone Holdings' equity stake in US-based renewable energy and transmission infrastructure company Pattern Energy Group. Pattern Energy Group was founded by Riverstone Holdings ...

Trustee valuation processes 'concerning': APRA review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... medium-sized entities and platforms, required improvement. A further eight were given an 'amber' rating, while seven were rated 'green' or 'favourable'. APRA said it observed wide use of a single liquidity trigger, being a percentage of illiquid asset ...

Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... refocusing on generating long-term returns, generally targeting opportunities in private markets, emerging markets, and green assets, according to the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) Global Public Funds 2024 report. The report ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... Agreement, promote investment in fossil fuel production, cut funding to clean energy investment and stop payments to the UN Green Climate Fund," it said. The report said a slow decarbonisation of the economy increases the likelihood of a disorderly transition ...

Nuveen raises over $400m for real estate debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... extend its lens to retail, office and alternatives across major cities, Nuveen noted. Additionally, the strategy eyes 'green loans' or 'sustainable linked loans' where possible, with its investments to align with Nuveen Real Estate's ...