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GQG completes acquisition of three boutiques

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
GQG Partners has completed its acquisition of the minority interests held by Pacific Current Group in Avante Capital Partners, Proterra Investment Partners and Cordillera Investment Partners. The acquisitions represent the foundational investment for ...

Liberals respond to Federal Budget

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... inflation. This would begin with cutting the government's planned $13.7 billion expenditure on production tax incentives for green hydrogen and processed critical minerals, which he believes should be self-sustaining. He took aim at what he views ...

Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... $1.2 million each year ongoing for Treasury, ASIC and APRA to deliver the sustainable finance framework, including issuing green bonds, improving data and engaging in the development of international regulatory regimes related to sustainable finance. ...

Pacific Current sells stake in investment firm to Goldman Sachs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
Pacific Current Group (PAC) has sold a portion of its interest in Pennybacker Capital Management to Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Petershill program. PAC has sold 55% of its 16.5% equity stake in Pennybacker and all its 2.5% carried interest entitlement ...

The unintended consequences of the four-day work week

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
While a minority of organisations have embraced it, the four-day work week potentially has unintended consequences that are inflationary, reduce productivity, and can lead to employee burnout. This is according to some experts who recently spoke at ...

Macquarie Group profits falls 32% to $3.52bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
... combined net profit of $3 billion, a 27% decrease from FY23. This decline was mainly due to reduced asset realisations in green investments and ongoing development of green energy portfolio companies in MAM. Meanwhile, market-facing activities managed ...

Australian Retirement Trust applies new investment exclusion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
From July 1, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will add thermal coal to its list of exclusions. ART currently applies three exclusions when directly investing in Australian and international share asset classes across all its investment options, being ...

AFM Investment Partners brings new feeder fund to Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... access to KGAL's two impact funds investing in pan European real assets along the renewable energy production value chain and green hydrogen opportunities. Open to Australian wholesale investors, the renewable energy fund is targeting investments in ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
Almost 90% of surveyed auditors do not support the government's requirements to implement mandatory climate reporting and assurance on private companies, not-for-profits and companies limited by guarantee, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted ...

UniSuper invests $623m in Macquarie green fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
UniSuper announced it has committed up to US$400 million (AU$623 million) to the Macquarie Green Energy and Climate Opportunities Fund (MGECO). MGECO is an open-ended fund that invests in large scale, mature sustainable technologies to support the transition ...