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Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... support to increase outcomes-based contracting, which is a popular structure for social impact deals. Existing social impact bonds in NSW and SA, such as the Newpin Social Benefit Bond and the Aspire Social Impact Bond are based on outcomes-based contracts. ...

Frasers Property Australia establishes Sustainable Finance Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Framework, defining an entire portfolio of sustainable assets and designed to support sustainability-linked bonds and loans. Anthony Boyd, chief financial officer, Frasers Property Australia The announcement of the framework comes ...

Green bond issuance could hit close to US$300 billion: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Insight Investment predicts issuance of green bonds could hit close to US$300 billion in 2020, and the global fund manager is continuing its call for increased transparency and a "clear demonstration of positive impact." Josh Kendall, senior ESG analyst ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... income ETF, GBND, in 2019. GBND is based on a diversified portfolio of fixed-rate, investment-grade global and Australian bonds, with a significant allocation to green bonds. "The amount of sentiment and visibility around the climate change issues is ...

Global green bond market continues to grow, expand: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... spread into new instruments and new categories, according to J.P. Morgan. Marilyn Ceci, managing director, head of green bonds, J.P. Morgan Global issuance of labelled green bonds for 2019 was US$235.7 billion as of the middle of December, according ...

HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... capital - and represents HESTA on several Fund Advisory Boards. He has also recently served as a director of the Climate Bonds Standards Board and as co-chair of the UN PRI Infrastructure Advisory Committee.

Genex Power closes $192 million certified green debt funding package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Power has closed a nearly $200 million debt funding package that has been verified as a green loan, certified by the Climate Bonds Standard. Simon Kidston, executive director, Genex Power The $192 million package includes a senior loan facility and structurally ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... reporting against the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD). It has, in past, issued climate bonds to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy. These are all activities that have partially played into Westpac's ...

flexigroup pricing $265million ABS with green tranches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... has announced it is pricing a A$265 million asset-backed securities with green tranches that are certified by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Flexi ABS Trust 2019-2 transaction is supported by a pool of unsecured, consumer receivables originated ...

TCorp issues record-breaking $1.8bn Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... to add to this issuance via a tender or syndicated tap. "The NSW Sustainability Bond Programme allows us to issue further bonds in the future," she said. "We could issue a social bond, for example, but it will depend on the assets that we have supporting ...