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Norwegian wealth fund records $250bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... Apple, while consumer discretionary returned -24.9%. Meanwhile, fixed income investments were -9.3% and unlisted renewable energy infrastructure returned -13.3%. "Technology companies produced the period's weakest return... The surge in demand during ...

BlackRock, NAB Private Wealth unveil iShares ETF suite

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... innovation trends including electric vehicles and driving technology, healthcare, robotics and automation, digitalisation, clean energy and smart city infrastructure. The statement said as well as being low-cost the products are also a well-diversified ...

BlackRock Real Assets buys battery grid business

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
The buyout and $1 billon spending commitment towards Akaysha Energy demonstrates the investment giant's continued support of green energy projects in Australia. This marks the first battery storage investment made by BlackRock's Climate Infrastructure ...

BlackRock launches Bitcoin trust

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... subject of interest from our clients within the space." BlackRock said it's encouraged by organisations such as RMI and Energy Web developing programs to bring greater transparency to sustainable energy usage in bitcoin mining and will follow progress ...

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 ...