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AMP debt fund beats target with US$1.1 billion final close

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... five investments to build out IDF II's portfolio.A Recent investments include subordinated loans to Canadian renewable energy company Alterra Power Corporation and US power generation facility Astoria Project Partners. "Our focus now is on deploying ...

Instos get serious about climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... "that well designed and implemented policies would encourage us to invest significantly more in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable land use and climate resilient development, thereby benefitting our clients and beneficiaries ...

Don't ditch the RET, instos tell Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... institutional investors has written an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott calling on him to maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET). The call came from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), a body which represents big institutional investors ...

Alibaba co-founder tops China rich list

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... magazine reports. He beat out Wanda Group chairman Wang Jianlin, who has $24.2 billion, and Li Jejun of Hanergy, a renewable energy company, with $20.8 billion. The 2014 Hurun Rich List, which is in its 16th year, illustrates the move to an Asian-centric ...

Global investors call for action on climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... that well designed and implemented policies would encourage us to invest significantly more in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable land use and climate resilient development, thereby benefitting our clients and beneficiaries ...

AMP Capital invests in North American renewable assets

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... Infrastructure Debt Fund II has arranged and structured a C$110 million subordinated loan for Alterra, a leading global renewable energy company headquartered in British Columbia. Alterra Power Corporation is a renewable-focused independent power producer ...

Christian super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... has strict negative and positive screening policies on areas such as gambling, pornography, human rights and renewable energy. Australian Christian Super currently operates on an outsourced model. Under the merger it will essentially transfer its funds ...

UCA introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... "Divestment from the Australian fossil fuels industry significantly increases investment concentration and risk. Also renewable energy companies are generally considered too risky," he said. "However, investors can help accelerate the shift towards clean ...

Trophy infrastructure assets too expensive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... competition for smaller assets. We're looking at opportunities in core global private finance initiatives (PFIs), renewable energy and social assets such as hospitals and schools." With banks retreating from lending Hale said renewable energy projects ...

Investors risk being left behind by renewable energy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Investors globally are underestimating the risk of being left behind by climate change, renewable energy and other environmental trends, according to Nanuk Asset Management director Paul Chadwick. Nanuk manages a long/short thematic global equity fund ...