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Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Frasers Property Limited has locked in sustainability-linked finance for the totality of its Australian property portfolio, with pricing linked to the property developer's net zero targets. The five-year $340 million sustainability linked loan (SLL) ...

Centuria acquires SA agricultural property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Centuria's head of agriculture. "These are strong fundamentals that underpin a well performing agriculture real estate investment and also present ESG credentials which resonate well with CAF's sustainability overlay." Centuria launched the CAF last ...

Investor Group on Climate Change creates executive leadership position

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... As director of investor practice, Paterson will "take on executive responsibility for accelerating climate-aligned investment throughout the membership, and ensuring members are well-equipped with leading tools and knowledge in the rapidly evolving sector," ...

Climate change to shape economy long-term: Forum

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... the way portfolios are constructed." In another presentation at the Chief Economists Forum, La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Paton said Australia will remain resilient amid raging headwinds posed by inflation and interest rates, to the ...

How smart approaches to decarbonisation can generate alpha

TRAVIS WHITMORE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Asset Owner Alliance now has 73 members, managing US$10.6 trillion that have publicly committed to decarbonizing their investment portfolios in line with a 1.5°C pathway. An analysis of our institutional assets under custody shows that the carbon exposure ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Financial Services Framework. The framework was welcomed by Will Leak, a Wiradjuri man and member of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) RAP Taskforce and RIAA's First Nations Peoples' Rights Working Group - First Nations Peoples' ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... from 12% two years ago to 13% in 2023, and projected to hit 14% in two years. Diversification is the dominant drier of investment in real assets, at 57%, down from 64% three years ago, Aviva Investors found. Three years ago, one-third of investors allocated ...

ARENA backs concentrate solar power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Lovegrove. "This funding for the Vast Solar project at Port Augusta is also in step with the government's proposed Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) which seeks to incentivise the construction of dispatchable renewables and long-duration renewable storage. ...

Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEFC back biosequestration startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... climate imperative as well as a huge financial opportunity for both farmers and investors. "Wollemi, a global climate investment specialist, is excited to support Loam's pioneering work," he said. The CEFC said it invested $9 million into the Series ...

Qualitas names Fiona Reynolds to ESG advisory board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Qualitas has named former Principles for Responsible Investment head Fiona Reynolds as chair of their new ESG advisory group. Reynolds, who was chief executive of PRI from 2012-2021 and is currently Chair of the UN Global Compact Network Australia. ...