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Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Macquarie Group is planning to develop a 20 gigawatt (GW) suite of renewable energy products through its Green Investment Group over the next five years. Revealed by chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake before fellow global business leaders at the ...

Global manager launches European infrastructure fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... fund's ESG-led strategy built on its experience and belief that sustainability was inseparable from infrastructure investment. "ESG principles are at the core of what we do and embedded at every stage of the investment cycle, to ensure we are managing ...

Foresight launches new wholesale fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... resources to identify and assess small-scale projects. This presents a significant opportunity for us as infrastructure investment specialists," Nguyen said. With a proven 35-year investment track record, Foresight has the experience and the sector knowledge ...

IFM Investors executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
An IFM Investors executive director has left the company, five months after the company paid $493,000 to settle sexual harassment claims made against him by a former associate on his team. Frederic Michel-Verdier's last day with IFM Investors was ...

M&G sets up shop down under

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
London-headquartered M&G Investments opened the doors to its first Australian offices. The new offices, in Sydney and Melbourne, are a natural extension of the real estate manager's existing footprint in Australia, M&G global head of real estate Tony ...

Chief economist update: Tweeting Trump versus totalitarian Xi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... boost disposable income and is considering allowing provincial governments to issue more bonds to boost infrastructure investment. Xi's dictatorial power to effect a reversal in economic momentum shouldn't be under-estimated (or heads will roll... ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... Club Plus since October 2015 and was elected deputy chair in December 2016. She is currently chair of infrastructure investment manager Whitehelm Capital, a position she's held since April 2013. Torney also sits on the boards of Girl Guides Australia ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... special purpose debt quota to CNY2.15 (US$310 billion) - a 60% increase from 2018 - in order to boost infrastructure investment. Never mind its earlier battle versus pollution - that which limited production from factories to improve air quality - China ...

Rest increases renewable energy investment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
The $50 billion industry super fund will take full ownership of the largest wind farm in Western Australia as it moves to boost its infrastructure portfolio. Rest has agreed to buy out UBS Asset Management's 60% stake in Western Australia's Collgar ...

Wealth firm trims Aussie shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... in cash and unlisted infrastructure, topping up a mandate it already has with Nicole Connolly's Infrastructure Investment Partners Fund. It is also in talks with a global infrastructure manager. The 4% cut is the across the total funds under administration. ...