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IFM Investors buys biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
IFM Investors acquired a majority stake in a US-based biogas company, but global head of infrastructure Kyle Mangini says it's not about driving an ESG outcome. The purchase of GreenGasUSA is part of IFM Investor's IFM Net Zero Infrastructure ...

Lendlease launches first BTR project in Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023
... studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments over 37 levels. The building will be fully electric and target a 5 Star Green Star Buildings Version 1 rating. Lendlease said it is actively pursuing other key build-to-rent opportunities in Australian ...

Ethical, sustainable ETFs top $9bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... Liddell said. "What ASIC didn't do, of course, is that it hasn't done what Europe and Japan has done, which is define green. It does mean that in this interim period, a lot of the players are in a bit of a limbo."

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... 45 most talked about ESG related topics over the last five years. The analysis showed that topics including greenwashing, green finance, nature-based solutions and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) increasing from "a base of ...

APRA slaps conditions on Diversa

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
The regulator has placed additional conditions on the trustee's RSE licence, flagging serious concerns with Diversa's ability to manage risks and deliver quality outcomes for members. APRA explained that the new conditions are designed to address ...

Bloom raises $500k in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
Fintech Bloom Impact has raised $525,000 in seed round funding. The climate impact app's funding round was led by Euphemia, the family office of Up co-founder Dominic Pym, and with Envato founders Collis and Cyan Ta'eed. Bloom Impact offers ...

Sentinel makes BTR debut in Queensland

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... deliver and manage around 300 rental apartments. The planned development will target carbon neutral certification and a 5-Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia, in keeping with other developments Sentinel has completed to ...

Managed accounts growth to continue: State Street

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
With more than half of Australia's financial advisers now using managed accounts, State Street ETF model portfolio strategist Sinead Schaffer says their popularity is only going to continue to rise. Speaking with Financial Standard, Schaffer said ...

Stafford Capital Partners launches new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
Stafford Capital Partners has launched its fifth Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund (SISF V). The fund has a $2 billion target and seeks to provide access to a diversified global infrastructure portfolio, with core infrastructure risk predominately ...

ASIC commissioner to join Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes is set to lead Vanguard Australia's legal and compliance function. Hughes was due to end his five-year term in December but will now finish up on February 3. "We are grateful for the contribution Sean has made to ASIC ...