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Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (OASC) tabled in the NSW Parliament this week found. "Modern slavery risks identified include debt bondage, deceptive recruiting, forced labour and, in extreme cases, servitude, sexual servitude and even human trafficking," ...

Help on the way for hidden supply chain slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... code recognises slavery practices as including: slavery, servitude, forced labour, deceptive recruitment, forced marriage, debt bondage, human trafficking, child trafficking and domestic trafficking. There were almost 50 million people living in slavery ...

Asset manager defends climate group exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... investment process. "Our investment philosophy, process and robust approach to ESG integration and independent engagement with debt issuers remain unchanged." The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), which runs CA100+ in Australia, said recent departures ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible cost-of-living relief in the form of tax cuts, energy bill relief, cheaper medicines and help with rent and student debt," he said. Chalmers said if the government could have anything it would be "more normal levels of inflation" first and ...

AI and crypto mining to drive energy opps: PGIM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... grown fourfold in the last 10 years. But instead of turning into the equity opportunities only, PGIM is considering renewable debt, particularly senior debt in mature projects with offtake agreements and grid connections in place, it said. Debt opportunities ...

Data demand drives tech growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... estimates as fast as possible", Prins said - especially in traditionally opaque investment classes like infrastructure, private debt, private equity, and commercial real estate. "As we approach mandatory reporting, asset owners and fund managers are ...

Geopolitical risks push APAC family office allocations locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... offices plan to increase their allocation in private equity (24% direct investments and 32% funds/funds of funds), private debt (28%) and hedge funds (31%) in the next five years, indicating their need for greater diversification," he said. Family offices ...

Fossil fuel funding down 20pc: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... on Climate Chaos report found. The report is an annual compilation of financial commitments - lending and underwriting of debt and equity issuances - from the world's 60 biggest banks. It showed that global financing for the fossil fuel industry peaked ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... million in bilateral sustainability linked loan facilities and re-financed $1 billion, bringing its Core Fund's total debt package to $6.3 billion. "Connecting our debt facilities through sustainability linked loan's that are aligned with our ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... performance win the context of wider private market asset classes (private equity, venture capital, real estate, private debt, natural resources and infrastructure), excluding hedge funds. The benchmark assesses more than 1000 ESG funds, as well as impact ...