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SEB, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley top climate bond underwriters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Merrill Lynch's debt capital markets division. "Since then we have led other green bonds for World Bank, KEXIM, EIB, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, OPIC and others. We are excited by the growth in the market with larger issuance sizes, additional issuers ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... 17.7%, and both the GC 100 and the FTSE All World rose 12% over the last three years. Australian listed entities ANZ, Commonwealth Property Office Fund, National Australia Bank and Westpac are included in the index. "While the performance of the GC 100 ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian companies make up 12 of the overall Global 500 companies- Wesfarmers, Woolworths, Woodside, ANZ Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, NAB, Westfield, Westpac, CSL, Telstra, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. There is a range of results in the 12 ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Westfield, GPT Group, Mirvac, Goodman Group, Stockland, Dexus, Colonial First State Retail Property Trust Group, Commonwealth Property Office Fund, and Investa. The REITS represent 85% of the sector's market capitalisation, and J.P. Morgan said that ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... it would participate in the refinancing of a stake in the existing Macarthur Wind Farm in Victoria. The CEFC and Commonwealth Bank also announced the AU$100 million expansion of an existing Low Carbon Australia co-financing program for energy efficiency ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... fund that will make loans to mid-range businesses undertaking energy efficiency and small scale renewable projects. Commonwealth Bank is also allocating AU$50 million to the fund, which will make Energy Efficiency Loans (EELs) available to the market ...

CBA receives upgraded score in EIRIS sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been highlighted for its improved sustainability performance, one of five "mega cap" companies to receive upgraded scores in the EIRIS Global Sustainability Report 2013. EIRIS's sustainability ratings assess corporate ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Institutional Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society have created an AU$10 million social benefit bond (SBB) funding the new Family Preservation Service. Sandy Blackburn-Wright, head of social innovation at Westpac The ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... services, which we hope to expand in the future." Last year, the New South Wales government announced that Westpac Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society will develop an AU$10m social benefit bond - to fund a program to assist ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... of these risks when investing in projects eligible for these certificates. As a statutory authority owned by the Commonwealth, the Corporation has a responsibility to act in a way that is not likely to cause damage to the Australian Government's reputation." ...