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New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies investment manager New Forests has reached first close of its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2) with US$120 million of capital commitments. Investors in the first close include sovereign wealth ...

CEFC backs soil health technology platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... site," CEFC noted. Investor interest in the technology enabled the company to close a $3.0 million (£1.6 million) seed capital raise. The technology will provide critical soil carbon insights for large agricultural landowners, financial institutions ...

NSW rail operator signs $1.8 billion green sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... The GSLL will complement Reliance Rail's ESG strategy as well as the commitments by its long-term equity investors, AMP Capital and the Amber Infrastructure-advised International Public Partnerships. "This landmark transaction reflects the commitment ...

AGL takeover bid first, but not last on net zero grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... time periods by which we need to achieve levels of decarbonation," Scaysbrook said. "Velocity is critical. If private capital vehicles can transition infrastructure faster and they can make decisions that are very popular to the general public, but unpopular ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... biodiversity and climate change mitigation outcomes on the mid-north NSW coast. The project will also establish a framework for capital market assets that can be used to raise conservation finance, as a step towards establishing natural capital as an ...

Cyber security, COVID and climate change cap CEO concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... leaders - 71% of Australian CEOs cited it as a risk, compared to 50% globally. "[Cybersecurity risk] has challenged the capital budgets of organisations in Australia," said PwC chief risk officer and cyber and digital trust leader Rick Crethar. "When ...

ANZ takes $50 million stake in Pollination Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Whelan said. "These credentials, combined with ANZ's long-standing leadership position in sustainable finance and debt capital markets, will bring significant opportunities for our customers." Pollination Group has an existing joint venture arrangement ...

CEFC, super funds allocate to IFM Investors private equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... emissions and operating costs to making them more attractive to the fast-growing pool of sustainability-focused investment capital." The IFM strategy will measure the carbon footprint of each investee company at the point of acquisition, with a view ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... change. Historically, ESG and sustainability sat in other parts of the organisation, but now it's central to accessing capital and to meeting expectations with stakeholders." In total, 23% of CFOs reported ESG as being a core part of their role ...

Proxy adviser reforms overturned by Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
The Senate has overturned proxy advice reforms announced at the end of last year, three days after the new regime had begun. On a vote of 29 votes to 25, the Senate disallowed the new regulations that were announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in December ...