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The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... those impacts? "We need a paradigm shift." How to finance blue projects The private sector can play a crucial role in financing and implementing solutions, such as renewable energy projects, sustainable fishing practices, and innovations in shipping ...

Insured losses from natural catastrophes $150 billion in 2022

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... further given existing inflation pressure," said Swiss Re group chief economist Jérôme Jean Haegeli. "This means higher financing costs and, as a result, capacity providers are likely to remain more cautious in deploying capital for a number of reasons ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... financial vehicles. "There are a number of things we are discussing, one of which is to expand outside of bonds into debt financing products - loans - as well," Ng said. "The IIX team are in discussions to try and make this a broader application, in ...

HSBC Australia hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... year. HSBC reported facilitating $84.2 billion of sustainable finance and investments in 2022 as part of a sustainable financing ambition of $1 trillion by 2030. Within Australia, HSBC was the sustainability coordinator on nine of the 26 transactions ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Bank, Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation, and United Overseas Bank Limited. ANZ was the facility agent. "Sustainable financing plays an important role in encouraging sustainable development and is an integral part of the group's net-zero carbon journey ...

ASIC issues more greenwashing fines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Super] claimed to prevent investment in companies involved in 'polluting and carbon intensive activities', 'financing or support of activities which cause environmental and social harm' and 'poor corporate governance'." ASIC said ...

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... momentum for many Orange Bond transactions to come in the near future, making it a game changer for the sustainable financing market," said Nuveen head of ESG/impact - fixed income Stephen Liberatore. "IIX's commitment to achieving meaningful impact ...

Podcast: Talking green bonds and sustainable economic growth with Ecaterina Bigos

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... The fund substantially invests in an open-ended Luxembourg fund which invests a minimum 75% of its net assets in bonds financing environmental projects. AXA IM currently manages over $20 billion worth of green bonds as at end of 2021. The fund seeks ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... "Financial institutions should play an active catalytic role in injecting new momentum into the low carbon industry through financing and promoting the realisation of China's dual carbon goals. "As the first Singapore-listed low carbon ETF covering ...

New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Program will provide finance to projects that contribute to climate and environmental objectives. "Green Bonds provide financing to advance climate change and environmental priorities like the transition to clean transport and support for biodiversity," ...