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Australian Ethical hires CIO, head of impacts and ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Amro, Macquarie, UBS and BNP Paribas. He has deep experience in multiple asset classes including infrastructure, structured debt, public equities, private markets and private equity/venture capital. Australian Ethical pointed to Theau's "extensive ...

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... might not otherwise have access to international capital markets and institutional investors in this way," said ANZ director debt capital markets Sarah Ng. There is also a subordinated tranche that is around 10% of the total issue size, "to absorb first ...

TCorp reports $2 billion in new green, sustainability bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... total of $2 billion in sustainability and green bonds in the 2022 financial year as part of its overall $25.8 billion total debt issuance. In its most recent sustainability report, TCorp reviewed the performance of its sustainability debt issuance as ...

Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... footprint'). It also includes the gender gap between men and women who feel safe walking home at night and levels of household debt." An Australian Measuring What Matters framework would "complement, rather than replace, the rich set of specialised reporting ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... investment assets based upon the nature of their business activities and their failure to meet financial thresholds relating to debt, liquidity, and income. The fund targets a 10% annual. return net of fees and is benchmarked to the MSCI World REITs ...

New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... meet internationally recognised standards for eligibility, selection and reporting. "Green Bonds do not mean taking on new debt over and above the government's existing borrowing, they will be issued as part of the overall forecast core Crown borrowing ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... yields and investors need to pay more attention to how transition risk will impact the liquidity and stability of sovereign debt markets, according to the head of research for Ardea Investment Management. Speaking at the JANA annual conference, which ...

New Zealand XRB releases final climate reporting paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... regime we've developed will support that transition." The mandatory disclosure standards will apply to listed equity and debt issuers with a market capitalisation exceeding NZ $60 million and large financial organisations including banks, insurers and ...

CBA expands ESG term deposit to foreign currencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability linked loans are coming forwards really quickly, they're more prevalent from residential mortgage to commercial debt, and what we're looking for in SLLs is that intent." Having a cash instrument like the ESG TD will assist institutional ...

Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... constructive dialogue and communicate with a broader range of corporate stakeholders, according to Neuberger Berman. "On the debt side we could be 10-20% of the debt," said Neuberger Berman head of ESG investing Jonathan Bailey. "That creates an opportunity ...