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NAB, Ramsay Health Care in ESG derivative transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... the bank reported. The ESG targets are linked to an existing sustainability linked loan (SLL). "The ESG linked swap has a credit spread that is linked to the company's performance vis a vis the KPIs," said NAB director, structuring and solutions ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... crop variabilities to optimise production. The regenerative farming project also has scope to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units for soil and biomass carbon sequestration, the CEFC noted. Gunn Agri portfolio manager for the platform Bradley Wheaton ...

Carbon offsets essential to net zero ambitions: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... offsetting units. Australia is in a strong position regarding carbon offsets because of the robust nature of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) and their use as part of the Safeguard Mechanism. The Safeguard Mechanism requires Australia's largest ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... process to evaluate bond issuance, evaluating a company and its performance on material ESG issues, evaluating its overall credit-worthiness, and finally assessing the bond itself for its impact. "The last step, especially with labelled impact bonds ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... community as the company embarks on further expansion of its hyperscale data centre platform in the region," the company said. Credit Agricole CIB and Deutsche Bank were the sustainability structuring advisors, Norton Rose Fulbright were the borrower's ...

MUFG, First Sentier announce head of Sustainable Investment Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... and company research, ESG ratings, ESG methodology enhancements and developing new products. She has also held roles as a credit ratings analyst at Moody's and was a senior associate in audit at PwC. The Institute was launched in May 2021 to publish ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The international business of Federated Hermes has launched a high yield credit strategy that invests in securities that support a low carbon future. The Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield Credit Strategy is seeded by and designed in partnership ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Agricultural investments offer not only long-term diversified returns, but also the potential to use natural capital to impact on climate change as well as generate additional financial return. Warakirri Cropping chief executive officer and head of ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... derivatives work, the longer the tenor of the derivative, the more price sensitive price fluctuations are. "By reducing the credit spread, that can have a significant impact on the cost that is being borne or the marked to market value of a derivative." ...

IPCC report highlights need for urgent action in Australia: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for specific projects. ERF participation and the growth of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) sector points to the potential for a much larger market in Australia, Connor noted. Connor further pointed ...