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NGS ahead of schedule on net zero strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
NGS Super is making faster-than-expected progress towards its goal of achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. Measurement of carbon intensity in the NGS Diversified MySuper portfolio fell by nearly 20% between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, around ...

Aware Super invests in renewable data centre platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
Aware Super is now invested in a 100% renewable-powered data centre platform, marking the fund's first investment of this kind. US-based platform Switch was founded in 2000 and is considered a leader in data centre design, development, and mission-critical ...

Praemium hires governance, risk chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
Praemium now has a fully stocked executive team, with the appointment of a chief governance and risk officer completing chief executive Anthony Wamsteker's refresh. Rachel Axton will join Praemium later this month as chief governance and risk officer. ...

Commonwealth Bank backs Wollemi Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
The bank was a major strategic investor in the investment boutique's recent capital raising, eyeing an opportunity to help its customers better manage their own carbon emissions. Named after the endangered Australian pine tree species, Wollemi Capital ...

FAAA celebrates membership renewals, anticipates more

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has received over 8700 membership renewals, with more to come, according to chief executive Sarah Abood. The end of financial year marked a critical membership juncture for the association, Abood noted. ...

HESTA dumps Link as administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
After almost a decade in partnership, HESTA has opted against renewing its administration services mandate with Link Group. Link first signed HESTA as a client nine years ago, with the most recent contract renewal coming in August 2020 for a three-year ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
BlackRock Alternatives has secured over $500 million from Australian and global institutional and sovereign co-investors to expedite the development of the Waratah Super Battery. The Waratah Super Battery (WSB), believed to be one the largest committed ...

Super funds embrace offshore investment, internal teams

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
JPMorgan's ' The Future of Superannuation ' report highlights how Australia's largest super funds are leveraging their scale to invest offshore and bolster their internal investment capabilities. This strategic shift is particularly ...

Advisers embrace less back-office burden

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
Financial advisers have welcomed the elimination of many back-office inefficiencies under the federal government's adoption of the Quality of Advice Review recommendations. Some of the QAR recommendations assistant treasurer Stephen Jones flagged ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and a Canadian state investment manager have co-invested in a platform aimed at assisting Australian farmers at decarbonising while boosting farm production. CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) ...