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HMC Capital makes $950m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... acquisition was an exciting and significant step in HMC's ambition to be a champion in Australia's transition to a net zero carbon economy by 2050. "This is a marquee acquisition to future seed HMC's energy transition platform, encompassing a diverse ...

Commonwealth Bank names chief economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... growth of the bank's sustainable economics research to support customers with insights about the transition to a lower-carbon future.

CFS awards equity, infrastructure mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... infrastructure is at the forefront of some of the world's most powerful mega-trends such as the green transition to a lower-carbon world, climate adaption, energy security, the shortening of supply chains and the digitalisation transformation that ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... Agreement's 1.5 degree target, despite widespread commitments to net zero by 2050. The tool - RealZero Check - applies the carbon budgets necessary to limit warming to 1.5 degrees on a sector-by-sector basis so investors can see how investments stack ...

ETF winners and losers in September

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... benchmark soared 21.1% during the month, marking its strongest move in a decade. The worst performers were the VanEck Global Carbon Credits ETF (Synthetic), down 9%, next in line was the Betashares Crude Oil Index ETF - Currency Hedged (Synthetic), which ...

Rest hires two general managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
The $86 billion industry super fund has added two general managers to its leadership, one to look after strategy and the other to oversee data and insights. Rest said the appointments were made with its strategy to simplify the super experience in mind. ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
The ASX-listed companies have poured $80 million into a new Australian carbon credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... Kean said, "I think this shows my faith in the economic benefits and opportunities of the energy transition and in a low carbon economy. "Australian and global businesses have already realised the financial strengths of protecting the environment though ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... combine investment and sustainability goals, which include enhanced portfolio diversification, a hedge against inflation, carbon removal to help mitigate climate change, and the preservation of biodiversity," he added.

BlackRock names Asia Pacific operations chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... global economy," she said. "These market forces - be they digital disruption, demographic divergence, transition to a low-carbon economy or geopolitical fragmentation - are presenting us with opportunities to share our expertise and insights with clients ...