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SMA registrations double in three years: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... five-year period, coming in at 192. This was driven by the undertaking of several joint data quality projects to cleanse and clean up APIR customers' legacy products, Donohoe explained.

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... said at an event hosted by financial PR firm PritchittBland yesterday. He said neither side of the political spectrum had "clean hands" regarding regulation, noting some reforms stemming from the Royal Commission were hastily implemented, saddling the ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... their ESG mandates than new fund launches. "High interest rates continued to penalise some areas of the market, such as clean energy stocks and other growth stocks," explained Morningstar Sustainalytics sustainable investing research head Hortense Bioy. ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... investors who've adopted more aggressive investment strategies, it could flow into the ESG space if they view renewable and clean energy as growth opportunities. "Despite what's happening in America, there's still a lot of momentum in this ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... drive growth in decarbonising companies. While higher interest rates have weighed on returns in decarbonisation sectors and clean tech sentiment has been very negative, Ninety One head of sustainable equity Deirdre Cooper predicts a resurgence. "Investors ...

APG to invest exclusively for ABP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
APG, the Netherlands' largest pension asset manager, will exclusively manage investments for ABP, the country's largest pension fund, starting around 2030. ABP, which owns 92% of APG, said the move aligns with its goal of achieving maximum investment ...

Super moves: Future Fund, QIC, Vanguard Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... investments team. Before the promotion, he held the role of associate strategist. He earlier worked as an intern at Snowater, the clean energy technology company and Proterra Investment Partners, the alternative investment manager. Meanwhile, William ...

CEFC invests $100m into affordable housing strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... Managers Alternatives' build-to-rent strategy providing affordable homes for essential workers. The investment brings the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) total commitment to residential energy efficiency and sustainability to more than $1.2 billion ...

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... across both markets. The company recently secured $300 million in debt financing from Macquarie and $40 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, which will be used to add thousands more vehicles. "Splend is a high quality, rapidly growing business ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
The latest national account figures indicate that Australia's productivity growth remains in the doldrums, prompting the Productivity Commission to declare revitalising productivity growth as a national priority. September quarter figures showed ...