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Rest invests in agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... exposure to initiatives at the forefront of modern agriculture and opportunities that address the growing need for environmental plantings and natural assets." Sustainable food production and agriculture practices offer significant value potential to ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... investors. "In the last two years alone, only 10 Australian companies received a shareholder resolution on social and environmental issues, compared to 340 resolutions in 2023 alone in the US," Verwey said. "We want to double the number of companies ...

Australian Ethical, Infradebt to launch infrastructure debt fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... Investors in the fund will have direct visibility of the amount of capital allocated to underlying projects, and the environmental and social benefits each achieves. Australian Ethical chief investment officer Ludovic Theau said the fund will be at the ...

Perennial Partners names institutional sales director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... over three years as a senior institutional business development manager with BNP Paribas AM, promoting its suite of environmental and sustainable solutions across global equities, fixed interest and private markets. He also spent over eight years at ...

ASX selected to develop local carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... centres around proprietary technology, CorTenX to provide "auditable, transparent and secure technology solutions for environmental assets and data-enriched commodities," said Trovio Group​ chief executive Jon Deane. Williamson said the CER is aiming ...

Morningstar cops greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... Morningstar with a fine for allegedly exposing investors to controversial weapons companies after proclaiming that its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policy strictly excludes such investments. Morningstar's International Shares (Unhedged) ...

Aussie fintech growth counteracted by local challenges: EY

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... significant barriers encountered in raising capital in 2023 were identifying the right investors (57%), followed by macro-environmental factors (44%). However, three in four start-ups surveyed (75%) agree that investors are risk averse when supporting ...

Super funds missing out on rich returns from Aussie agriculture

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... positive contribution," McKay says. "It's crucial to hit return targets and deliver a positive contribution from an environmental sustainability perspective, something that's always been top of mind for us and which we believe will be increasingly ...

Lombard Odier breaks into Australia, issues private credit mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... generating measurable global climate impact and capitalise on "green alpha" potential - investment opportunities where environmental transition could drive growth. "Providing investor access to bespoke income-producing investments within climate transition ...

ASIC to crack down on superannuation misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... accusing the super fund of misleading its members by investing in sectors it purportedly restricted, due to their environmental and community impact. "The July to September quarter saw ASIC achieve strong results in court and file significant matters ...