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Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
A leading provider of Islamic financial products is planning to expand into banking. Hejaz Financial Services is in the process of submitting an application to APRA as a restricted ADI, said CEO Hakan Ozyon. If successful, Ozyon said they would be the ...

Reflection on 10 years of climate action: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... currently nobody is talking about and that's of real concern. All the net zero pathways, which come from science, are banking on capturing GHG emission out of the atmosphere." Carbon capture through ocean activity and land-based sequestration has ...

NSW Land Registry Services in $300m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... refinancing of NSW LRS' existing debt facilities, funded by a consortium of lenders. The Commonwealth Bank and Westpac Banking Corporation were joint sustainability coordinators for the SSL. Barrenjoey acted as financial advisor and Allens Linklaters ...

Wealth managers under pressure on returns, ESG: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Jonathan Hicks. "The global report suggests that wealth management is a growing market, with established players across banking, capital markets and insurance pivoting parts of their business towards wealth management with the aim of capturing stable ...

Governance Institute taps former ASFA CEO for role as chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... secretaries and risk professionals." Vamos is a non-executive director of Mercer Superannuation Australia Limited, the Banking and Finance Oath and Chief Executive Women. She is also chair of Interaction Disability Services and Moneytech Group. She has ...

Opinion: The housing burden is large enough to be shared by many parties

SCOTT LANGFORD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... home. To offer this security, social and affordable housing needs a long term investment horizon. And with the Australian banking industry typically unable to offer senior debt beyond seven year tenor, given the nature of local funding markets, the only ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... report, Optimizing the Risk and Return of Climate Change. The report outlines examples of balance sheet exposure in the banking sector, citing physical risks such as increased flood risk as an impact to banks' mortgage portfolios, severe weather events ...

Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... those targets, our interest rates go up and we pay a penalty to the bank." Commonwealth Bank group executive for business banking Mike Vacy-Lyle, said this landmark transaction demonstrates the bank's ability to develop innovative finance solutions ...

CEFC, CBA finance plastic recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... making this important project a reality and advancing Australia's circular economy," said CBA group executive institutional banking and markets Andrew Hinchliff. "Our structured finance capabilities allowed us to tailor a bespoke solution that met the ...

A little more conversation and a lot more action

PIERRE LENDERS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... industry. Additionally, over time this will prove to be transformational for the food, apparels, transportation, real estate, banking, insurance, as well as many other segments of the economy.