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CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... crucial assets to help them grow their business, in a sustainable way," said ANZ managing director of commercial and private banking Isaac Rankin. "We are seeing many of our customers change how their businesses operate, moving towards a more sustainable ...

Singapore to issue inaugural sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Standards 2018. MAS has appointed DBS Bank Ltd. (DBS), Deutsche Bank AG Singapore Branch (DB), the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Singapore Branch (HSBC), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC), and Standard Chartered Bank ...

Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... quarter by 2030 as part of a package of new net zero by 2050 commitments. Westpac has also joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) as part of these commitments. "For Westpac, our commitment to net-zero is about reducing our operational ...

CBA expands ESG term deposit to foreign currencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... its responsible investment certification program. "We had a pool of sustainability-linked loans from the institutional banking side that was seeing a lot of growth," CBA senior associate in ESG solutions Jessie Xiao. "We thought, OK, that's an asset ...

Australian investors withdraw from ESG funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... (except Australian) and every asset class. "The relative resilience of Australian equities reflects the commodity and banking bias on the market. The Australian stock market is one of the highest yielding in the world and that has proven a big draw in ...

Heritage Bank hires first ESG and sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... of ESG to Heritage staff and members. "As societal sentiment shifts to be more climate aware and focus on responsible banking, we have a greater need to be sustainable," Masci said. "For the banking sector there has been a significant shift to grow and ...

ANZ creates head of environmental markets role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... ESG advisor from KEAL Capital, now part of Melqart, where he was a partner. He has almost three decades of investment banking and funds experience, including senior roles in finance, risk and,arkets at global firms such as Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Taskforce member MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings; Netherlands, convened by TNFD Taskforce Member Rabobank and the Dutch Banking Association; Switzerland, convened by TNFD Taskforce Member UBS on an interim basis; and the United Kingdom, convened by the ...

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... reductions of Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions and targets related to progress on an ethical supply chain. The new banking agreement is financed by existing lending partners Westpac, HSBC, Bank of China and NAB. "Blackmores committed to an ambitious ...

Australians expect ethical investing: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... decade of work building a reputation as a socially responsible bank, said Corin Millais, head of socially responsible banking at Teachers Mutual Bank Limited. "It takes a while to build up a credible, authentic platform," Millais said. "That's what ...