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Aware Super invests in $100bn energy opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Aware Super has made a cornerstone investment into North Harbour Clean Energy. North Harbour Clean Energy has priced the investment opportunity at $30 billion and $100 billion over 2030 and 2050 horizons respectively. This determination is based on ...

Blackstone invests US$400m in ESG commodity exchange

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
The private equity giant has announced it will pour US$400 million into Xpansiv, a platform that lets investors trade assets tied to the energy transition, such as carbon offsets and renewable energy credits. The money will be used to drive growth via ...

Dodge volatility, invest in global equities: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
When looking for companies to invest in think medium-term, buy sustainable themes, look for opportunities and drip feed or average into the market, a new report says. Paul Wild is a senior fund manager at Pendal Group's wholly owned subsidiary J O Hambro ...

Underemployment continues steep decline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
The latest ABS figures show that the total number of underemployed workers has fallen, as has the weekly hours not worked by underemployed people. Of the 13.6 million employed people in May 2022, 1.5 million were underemployed. Of these underemployed ...

ISPT appoints investment manager

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
Industry Super Property Trust has appointed Zoe Ferrari as its newest investment manager based in Canberra, saying the hire reflects an ongoing commitment to the nation's capital. Ferrari joins a growing team and will be working alongside senior ...

Clear up uncertainty: AFA, FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
Both the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have used their submissions to the Quality of Advice Review to call for regulatory certainty. Releasing their submissions yesterday, both industry ...

Don't forget the 'S' in ESG

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
Integrating socially responsible investments into a super portfolio is not an inherent trade-off with members best financial interests, experts say. Appearing on a panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ASI Conference, Australian ...

WAM Leaders, AEG to merge

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
WAM Leaders and Absolute Equity Performance Fund have agreed to merge, with WAM Leaders to acquire 100% of the latter. The announcement to shareholders said that under the scheme implementation, AEG shareholders will receive new WAM Leaders shares as ...

VFMC grows fixed income team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation has added to its fixed income team, appointing a portfolio manager from Mason Stevens. Jesse Imer joined the investment giant last month as portfolio manager, fixed income. He was previously a fixed income portfolio ...

Hamish Douglass returns to Magellan

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
Hamish Douglass is set to return to Magellan in a consulting capacity from October. In doing so, Douglass is giving up his permanent role, effective June 15. The Magellan board today made the ASX announcement, declaring the return of Douglass who stepped ...