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Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... damage the US coal industry through climate activism. The case was brought in late 2024 by 13 state attorneys general, led by Texas, alleging the three institutions engaged in cartel-like behaviour, attempting to control energy markets and drive up prices ...

KKR to acquire Arctos Partners

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... tied to KKR's share price and business-specific performance targets and vesting through to 2031. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Arctos represents $15 billion in assets under management (AUM). Under its Arctos Sports' branch, the firm provides bespoke ...

Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... lending and investing in certain operations, like fossil fuels and weapons manufacturing. One such bill was introduced in Texas in 2021 and implemented in 2022, boycotting several institutions including 10 major banks. About a year later, analysis by ...

UniSuper commits over $760m to Macquarie AM's infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... acquired by MAM in February and focuses on upgrading and building critical transmission and substation infrastructure in Texas, South East and Midwest US. Meanwhile, Potters Industries is a manufacturer of reflective glass beads and microspheres critical ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... Australians' retirement money also has large exposures to data centres via AustralianSuper's $2.2 billion investment in Texas-based DataBank, while the Future Fund recently gained a 35% stake in Canberra Data Centres. Among the even bigger players ...

QIC to sell partial stake in US renewable energy financing platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025
... energy land financing company located in the US, for US$200 million ($307m). QIC acquired 100% ownership of Renewa in 2022. Texas-based Renewa operates as a platform providing long-term capital solutions to landowners and renewable energy project developers. ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... practices and subjected us to legal inquiries from various public officials". In November 2024, the firm was named in a Texas lawsuit alongside State Street and Vanguard, claiming their climate activism was a breach of antitrust laws. BlackRock told ...

BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard sued over climate stance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
Texas and 10 other Republican-led states are suing BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard, saying their climate activism violated antitrust laws and caused reduced coal production and higher energy prices. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a case ...

AustralianSuper pumps $2.2bn into US data centre

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... for $2.2 billion in a bid to capitalise on the soaring demand for cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Texas-based DataBank has found a place in AustralianSuper's $60 billion global real assets portfolio. DataBank has about 65 data ...

Dimensional hires institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... Since then, the firm has experienced significant growth, becoming the largest issuer of actively managed ETFs globally. The Texas-based asset management giant's latest local offerings are Australian Value Trust, Global Value Trust and Global Small ...
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