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BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The ASX-listed companies have poured $80 million into a new Australian carbon credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit ...

UK regulators propose framework for workplace pension schemes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... performance, and service quality, in a bid to improve transparency. Pension schemes would be publicly rated as red, amber, or green, with poor performing ones required to either improve or transfer members to better alternatives, with no action required ...

Trump victory will jostle trade war, interest rates: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... earth oxide supply and essentially all heavy rare earth oxide production. Rare earths are critical for electrification and green power," he said. Fortescue, on the other hand, will like face headwinds under a Trump administration. "With steel exports ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
Mercer Superannuation Australia has been slapped with a whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable ...

Barings, Rest break ground on $400m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... development will have a focus on a reduced carbon footprint and sustainability, targeting an internationally recognised 6-star Green Star Rating. Barings senior director, portfolio management James King said the acquisition of the Kemps Creek site takes ...

Future Fund hires Fortlake investments deputy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... Australia and the USA. The part-time lecturer at the University of Technology researches and teaches sustainable finance, green finance, ESG, and high-frequency finance. Previously, she has served as head of financial engineering for the Asia Pacific ...

Australian Retirement Trust restructures leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has undergone a major organisational shakeup that's resulted in an overhaul of its executive leadership team, including some key departures. The $300 billion super fund, which is nipping at the heels of AustralianSuper ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... economy to expand 2.2% in 2025 under a second Trump presidency, followed by 2.7% growth in 2026. deVere chief executive Nigel Green said Biden's decision to pull out of the race has put the markets on edge. "With Biden stepping down, the primary question ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The fund will target opportunities in North America and Western Europe in sectors like green industry, clean energy, education, and human capital development. Rest chief investment officer Andrew Lill said that the ...

Pacific Current sells European boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has offloaded Carlisle Management Company to a NASDAQ-listed alternatives asset manager. Abacus Life has agreed to acquire Carlisle in full. It will pay for the acquisition via a combination of Abacus bonds and common stock. ...