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CalSTRS appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... Committee chair Harry Keiley said Chan has a combination of institutional investing skills and experience, plus a down-to-earth leadership style. "He is unquestionably the right person to lead our talented and diverse team..." he said. Chan said he was ...

Spaceship expands Voyager suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... Explorer Portfolio and Spaceship Galaxy Portfolio bring the Voyager lineup of products to five, sitting alongside the Universe, Earth and Origin portfolios. While the latter three products typically cater to investors with very high risk/return profiles ...

Twynam Group targets US$50m for new fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... that focuses on companies with technology capable of reducing carbon emissions. Since its launch in mid-2023, the Twynam Earth Fund has received backing from investors across Australia, the US, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Notable founding investors include ...

Vale Charlie Munger

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... investment industry. He planted the seeds." Buffett, who has a fortune of US$119.6 billion, is among the richest people on earth. Just last week, Buffett revealed the details of his succession plan. A billionaire in his own right, Munger had a personal ...

Super bequest reform can boost charitable giving by billions: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... play a huge role in a great national endeavour - working to make Australia one of the more generous and giving nations on Earth." Notably, Australians demonstrated their generosity by contributing around $13.4 billion to charities in 2021. But, when ...

MSCI amplifies AI capabilities

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... industry. Powered by Google Cloud's gen AI platform Vertex AI and climate technology, including BigQuery Geospatial and Earth Engine, the solutions aim to help MSCI clients better manage portfolio risks and opportunities and make informed investment ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... regulatory authority to monitor wells abandoned prior to its establishment in 2012. Jeff Waters, campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said methane should be counted in national greenhouse gas accounts, and called on the regulator to order assessments ...

Spaceship told to cease super, funds distribution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... be slapped with stop orders, which have also been applied to its Voyager Funds series. The orders apply to the Spaceship Earth Portfolio, Spaceship Origin Portfolio, Spaceship Universe Portfolio, and Spaceship Super - marking the first time a super fund ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... cleantech-related disruptive materials could grow from $41 billion in 2020 to $261 billion in 2040, with lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth elements, and copper at the foundation of the future net zero economy. Copper and zinc are required in larger ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
Australia is one of the world's savviest and highest-performance institutional investor markets, and the way it has embraced climate active and ESG investment strategies is about to be supercharged. After almost a decade-and-a-half of climate and ...