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$515 million sustainability loan anchors seaport refinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... includes $515 million in sustainability-linked loans (SLL) that incentivises Port of Newcastle by offering a lower margin on debt if it hits targets across a range of social and environmental metrics, and up to $50 million in new green lending. The green ...

PE, VC vehicles to drive sustainable investment pipeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability-related issues. Artesian is a global alternative investment management firm specialising in public and private debt, venture capital and impact investment strategies. Clunies-Ross notes that "by investing large amounts of volume at the ...

Property fund inks multi-billion dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability coordinators and Bank of Nova Scotia as an additional lender. "What we've done is put this SLL into those debt facilities, embedded inside those facilities and the term sheets with the banks," says Mark Bassett ISPT Core Fund manager. ...

First Sentier launches private debt strategy with renewable energy assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors has launched a private debt strategy that is initially focusing on loans to the renewable energy sector. The sustainable debt strategy has attracted a cornerstone investor that has made a financial commitment through a standalone ...

Investors integrating ESG into securities lending: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... securities in short term money markets meet ESG criteria, Chua says. "They're looking at things like commercial paper, sovereign debt and corporate debt and then applying the ESG scores," Chua says. "This is where we get an investible set. The other ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... than NZ$1 billion in total assets under management or annual premium income greater than NZ$250 million, and all equity and debt issuers listed on the NZX. "It is important that every part of New Zealand's economy is helping us cut emissions and ...

BlackRock hires former AMP Capital head to ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... leadership on key ESG and sustainability related considerations. She also worked as AMP Capital's investment advisor for Asia Debt Management's sustainable investment programs. Woodland has more than 16 years of investment experience with UBS dating ...

NAB participates in £300 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... locations across England, is rebalancing its portfolio focused more on financially benefiting from long-term stability from debt capital markets that will underpin its ambitious growth plans. Barclays acted as global coordinator on the transaction and ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... electricity imported from the National Electricity Market (NEM). Genex also has approval for up to $610 million in concessional debt finance from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility. Genex and key shareholder J-POWER will provide equity to ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Alliance, there are some clear asks in there, like a 16 to 29% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2025 on equity and corporate debt," Baker said. "Phase 2 is around sovereign debt being included. There are absolute or intensity base reductions required, sector ...