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Aware, Macquarie partner on green finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... a US$50 million deal to buy a specialty infrastructure finance company alongside Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) Green Investment Group (GIG). Aware's private equity team will co-invest in Galway Sustainable Capital (GSC), a specialist infrastructure ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
Superannuation funds have been heavily reliant on equities for the last decade compared to their global peers, a new study reveals. The latest study by Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute finds that Australia's superannuation funds continue ...

Risk, compliance staff in hot demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
With regulatory demands showing no signs of slowing in 2024, experienced risk and compliance professionals remain hot property. According to Kaizen Recruitment director Amanda Chisholm, factors like RG97, the Financial Accountability Regime, regulators' ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
ANZ has had a significant legal win on appeal, with its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm given the go-ahead. The decision to authorise the takeover was handed down this morning by the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) ...

Aware Super builds out BTR portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... "This site ticks every box for us. It's a highly desirable location, a short walk from key transport services including Green Square Station, and it's close to other important urban infrastructure and major employment hubs. Shops and other key amenities ...

Macquarie profits tumble; long-serving executive exits

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
... profit for the December 2023 quarter, impacted by fewer asset realisations and continued investment in the development of green energy portfolio companies. The group's market-facing divisions, including Commodities and Global Markets and Macquarie Capital ...

Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
Actively managed funds and ESG strategies suffered the biggest outflows in 2023 at a combined $57.7 billion. According to Calastone's Global fund flows report, actively managed strategies lost $42 billion (US$27.2bn), eclipsed by passive equity ...

ASIC to tighten grip on super fund misdemeanours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... focus will be on net zero statements and targets made without merit; the use of terms like 'carbon neutral', 'clean' or 'green' that are not founded on reasonable grounds; and the use of inaccurate labelling or vague terms in sustainability-related funds," ...

Australian Ethical, Infradebt to launch infrastructure debt fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... said: "We're pleased to be partnering with Australian Ethical on a product that will be integral to building Australia's green transition." "The energy transition is of paramount importance to our community, it will be complicated and challenging, and ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
Several major superannuation funds such as UniSuper, Aware Super, and Equip Super continue to invest in global weapons companies despite growing concerns among members, particularly as the Israel-Hamas war escalates. This includes France's Thales ...