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Rio Tinto inks lithium deal as chief resigns
Rio Tinto has formed a joint venture for a Chilean lithium project, just days before announcing its chief executive will depart.
Green moves: First Nations Foundation, Future Fund
Phil Usher has stepped down from his role as chief executive of First Nations Foundation, while Future Fund has welcomed a new director of responsible investment.
Public sector pay gap revealed
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency published the public sector gender pay gap data for the first time.
Record green bond issuance on the cards
Green bond issuance is predicted to hit US$600 billion this year.
Interesting to note, the syndicates are predominantly offshore European banks. Santander from Spain continues to expand internationally with UK, USA and now a focus on Australia. Good to see ANZ and CBA in the first CEFC deals too.
It will be interesting to watch the investments continue. With $85M invested from a $2Bn per year fund, that leaves $1.915Bn to play with. Will we see $100-200M+ investments prior to the election?
[...] Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments [...]