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QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... strong return characteristics supported by real asset backing. It also provides capital to support areas such as renewable energy - another thing QIC is looking at in terms of the energy transition and resilience to climate change. QIC is investing in ...

US inflation drops to 8.5%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... expectations of 8.7% and comes as a welcome relief for the Biden government. The reason for the fall is a slowdown in rising energy prices. Energy CPI rose by 32.9%, down from 41.6% in June, driven by a fall in gasoline prices, fuel oil and natural gas. ...

Mining vital to low carbon solutions: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... environmental impacts associated with transitioning to a low carbon world are less scrutinised. "The deployment of renewable energy technology and infrastructure, as well as the electrification of energy systems, involve complex supply chains and inputs ...

How Australians are losing retirement returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... their fund's performance in over a year. Banney commented: "Australians are battling rising grocery bills, petrol costs and energy bills, so it's understandable their super is not front of mind." "That said, your super is essentially your ticket to retirement ...

US Senate passes $1tn Inflation Reduction Act

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... signing it into law." Aside from making a down payment on deficit reduction to fight inflation, the Bill aims to lower energy costs, increase cleaner production and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030. The Bill also allows Medicare to negotiate ...

Value investing a likely winner: Maple-Brown

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... Investigating common assertions that Insync believes stir up worry and pessimism, the fund manager refuted that carbon energy prices will keep rising and that elevated supply chain costs will be protracted. Specifically, Insync said that net carbon demand ...

Frontier opens Japan office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... Zealand in the coming weeks. This would be its second client across the ditch, having secured a retainer with Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust last year, its first overseas client.

Treasurer responds to dour inflation, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... combat US inflation, China's management of COVID and Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine which has entailed dire energy, and food security consequences. "Inflation will get worse before it gets better, but it will get better," Chalmers said. ...

Morrison & Co buys stake in Lyntia Networks

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... specialist asset manager explained the plan to grow its European investment portfolio with equity investments in water, energy distribution, renewable energy and digital infrastructure. Morrison & Co partner and head of UK and Europe Vincent Gerritsen ...

Palisade Real Assets in UK acquisition

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
Palisade Real Assets has acquired UK-based renewable energy asset management and development company Eco2 Management Services Limited (EMSL). The acquisition is expected to underpin a dedicated Bioenergy Platform focused on anaerobic digestion assets ...