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Climate Bond Initiative identifies nearly 400 green infrastructure projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... "The four banks and Macquarie Bank are interested in growing the market. Which in the context of the slightly febrile national atmosphere is fantastic." CBI also this week presented a report, Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities Australia and ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... contribute systematically to a more resilient and sustainable economy. "The financial sector is providing a clear signal that national roadmaps are needed to unlock financing for sustainable development," said Eric Usher, Head of UNEP FI. "The rise in ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Amanda Goodman, head of syndication at Impact Investment Group, and Katherine Leong, associate director, National Australia Bank. Major noted that HESTA defines impact broadly, in that all the investments made by the $46 billion fund have an impact throughout ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $59 million in the Tasmanian-based Granville Harbour Wind Farm. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The project will deliver a one third increase in Tasmania's wind capacity. ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
When National Australia Bank (NAB) issued an Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with a green tranche, it was able to do so using recently developed Climate Bond Initiative proxy criteria. Eva Zileli, head of group funding, NAB NAB has issued ...

NAB issues Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with green tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued an Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with a green tranche that has been certified by the Climate Bond Initiative, an Australia first. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation NAB has issued ...

Increasing financial inclusion could yield increasing revenue to banks: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... their future growth story because these are the customers of the future." EY notes that mobile adoption and e-payments, national digital identity systems, open access to digital data and currency digitization are all "crucial technology considerations ...

Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... companies in 24 countries and regions and is sector-neutral. Among the 104 companies are Westpac, ANZ Bank, National Australia Bank, QBE Insurance Group, Fortescue Metals, and Bank of Queensland. "We commend the 104 companies included in the 2018 GEI ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... company AGMs, which required establishing how to call back securities out for lend via its custodian, National Australia Bank Asset Servicing, Wyrsch said. "2017 was the first year for us where we voted ourselves our international shares," Wyrsch said. ...

NAB, Life Without Barriers launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) and Life Without Barriers have launched a social benefit bond (SBB) that targets criminal offending by young people in Queensland. James Wadell, director of NAB's Capital Financing Solutions team This is Queensland's first ...