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Former SMSF Association chief joins CEFC board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A former Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association chief executive will join the Clean Energy Finance Corporation board on February 1. Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg and Minister for Finance Mathias Corman announced Andrea ...

Spring FG exec transfers to risk advisory firm as part of new partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
Spring Financial Group's head of risk services will transfer over to a specialist risk advisory firm as part of a new exclusive partnership. Rael Kwasnik will join Fairbridge Financial Services so as to expedite the process of migrating Spring FG clients ...

French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
One of Europe's biggest banks is calling on the world's influential financial sector to lead the transition to a low-carbon economy. BNP Paribas chief executive Jean-Laurent Bonnafe said that as the engine of the economy that brings individuals, investors ...

QIC receives $200m green loan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
QIC's Global Real Estate shopping centre fund is set to benefit from a multi-million dollar boost to undertake improvements in energy performance across the portfolio. Specialist clean energy financier the Clean Energy Finance Corporation will invest ...

Pension fund consortium acquires renewable energy portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and a consortium of investment managers will acquire a renewable energy portfolio from an infrastructure fund manager and large developer with operations in Australia. The Global Infrastructure Partners III fund ...

Super funds strengthen support for low carbon economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
A handful of Australia's superannuation funds are among the first clients to invest in a new low carbon global shares fund from Russell Investments. GuildSuper, Child Care Super and GuildPension have already committed to allocating assets to the $368 ...

BNP Paribas shuts out non-renewable energy producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
BNP Paribas will no longer work with companies whose principle business activities involve oil or gas exploited from shale or tar sands as a further show of its support for renewable energies. The group introduced a new global financing policy whereby ...

Countplus flags divestments, appoints two principals

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Countplus provided an update on its divestments in underlying member firms at the same time as appointing two new managing principals. The ASX-listed diversified wealth management group noted that a member firm, Twomeys, underwent a restructure with ...

First Super appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
First Super recently appointed a Djab Wurrung elder and indigenous leader as an independent director to its board. Joining the $2.6 billion fund's board from September is Tim Chatfield. He is currently the chief executive of a successful Aboriginal ...

Exclusive partnership brings $35bn global manager to Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
A global specialist in private equity, private credit and clean energy infrastructure with more than $35 billion in assets is entering the Australian market via an exclusive partnership. Capital Dynamics is partnering with Australian distributor Channel ...