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State Street partners with blockchain startup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... crowdfunding platforms; made allowable recently by a French government initiative. The bank has partnered with renewable energy crowdfunding specialists Lendosphere, Enerfip and Lumo for the task which will include a distributed ledger that will catalogue ...

AMP Capital strengthens US infrastructure debt team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... York and was most recently a project finance associate charged with structuring and executing transactions in renewable energy and power across North America. Trears said North America is a key market for AMP Capital and he is pleased with the new appointment. ...

First clean energy seed fund launched

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... Energy Innovation Fund which draws on support from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The fund will invest at seed, angel and later stage follow on rounds in 30 to 50 startups over its four ...

Inflows and performance boost Australian Ethical profits

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... responsible investment is shifting capital out of the old fossil-fuel based economy in to a new economy based around renewable energy, improved energy efficiency and sustainable products. "People are seeing that they can look after the planet through ...

Vision Super adds sustainability option to menu

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... Social Governance (ESG) policies in the sector and have been an early adopter of strategies to invest more in renewable energy," he said. The low-cost sustainable balanced option invests in a range of assets classes and has a 70/30 growth/defensive strategic ...

QIC and Future Fund back $3bn renewable fund

KERRIE SYDEE, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... Fund have backed a $2-3 billion fund with AGL that, once fully invested, will own roughly 10% of Australia's renewable energy capacity. A strategic partnership between the QIC Global Infrastructure Fund and the Future Fund will see a total of $800 million ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... $300 million and will be used to help finance and refinance Victorian state investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, low carbon public transport and energy efficient water treatment. The green bond was issued by the Treasury Corporation ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... Australia now having confront how it has distorted its wholesale electricity market with its too rapid transition to renewable energy generation it's worth noting that last week Australia's eastern power grid comprising NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South ...

New board members at Sunsuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... venture capital company focused on the biotechnology, life sciences, telecommunications, information technology and renewable energy sectors. He has held directorships on numerous companies including publically listed entities, and has been a member ...

Macquarie infrastructure head joins KKR

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... investment across its global infrastructure platform. Its infrastructure footprint spans seven sectors including renewable energy, heating, rail, telecom, parking, water and midstream with a presence in more than 20 countries. KKR invests its own capital ...