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CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... benefits that renewable energy, battery storage and energy efficient equipment can deliver. The finance extends CEFC co-financing programs, which have seen financial institutions provide more than 5,500 asset loans to business borrowers Australia-wide. ...

Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... absolute financed emissions by 2030, relative to a 2021 baseline. As part of that, the bank will "only consider directly financing new greenfield oil and gas projects that are in accordance with the International Energy Agency's Net Zero by 2050 ...

Gap in financing solutions for refugees: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Despite increasing investor interest and corporate support, the sustainable finance sector is lagging when it comes to financing solutions aimed at assisting refugees, according to a report from ISS ESG. In recognition of World Refugee Week, ISS ESG ...

Sustainable debt, finance in strong start to 2022: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... companies," said HSBC head of debt capital markets, Australia Andrew Duncan. "We expect SLBs and other sustainability linked financing to become more popular as ESG becomes an increasingly significant element of investment decisions."

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Bond 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 ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... accelerating set of questions as to what is the role of biodiversity and what are we doing," she said. "There are innovative financing models that we can look to accelerate." Kuppalli pointed to its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2), which recently ...

Hejaz Income Fund AUM up more than 50%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... 5.36% and targets a return of 5-7%, net of fees and before tax. The fund invests in Sharia-compliant secured private financing, asset-backed investments, property, and corporate financing, Dhedhy noted. "The fund tends towards commercial property financing ...

ISSB launches draft sustainability disclosure standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... the finance sector on their finance and facilitated emissions - those Scope 3 emissions, the way in which they're financing them through the lending activities." The proposals have been developed in response to requests from G20 leaders, the International ...

UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Diversified Infrastructure Fund (GDIF). CBA acted as green coordinator on the deal, and assisted FSI in establishing the green financing framework which articulates how the assets would be used in line with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA)'s ...

UniSuper allocates to venture capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... be able to get more off the ground." Devine pointed to LM Plus, a technology company that received $600,000 in seed financing from Uniseed to fund process optimisation and proof of concept of a liquid metal technology that converts CO 2 into saleable ...