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Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... call a 'use of proceeds' product such as a green bond or social bond," said Tessa Dann, a director in ANZ's sustainable finance team. "The sustainability-linked derivative is linked to the achievement of sustainability targets that are meaningful to ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... avoid greenwashing and greenwishing. The market needs to take the high road on what does constitute truly sustainable finance. It is thrown around fast and loose and we need a massive ratcheting up to determine what is additional versus the business ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoint new head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... superannuation, investments, platforms and advice divisions. Pringle has also served as co-chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) technical working group on meeting community expectations. In the last 12 months with Maple-Brown ...

Sustainable finance initiative establishes permanent body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The renamed Australian Sustainable Finance Institute has appointed three initial Katharine Tapley, Michelle McPherson and Kristian Fok, who are taking the helm to lead this important delivery phase. "We are hugely thankful for the work driven over the ...

Schroders names APAC sustainability heads

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... London. Tang joins Schroders from Fitch Ratings, where he was senior director, global head of ESG research, sustainable finance. He also previously worked for MSCI as vice president, head of fixed income, ESG research. Schroders has also named Wong Dan ...

Royal Adelaide Hospital locks in $2bn social, green loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... project meet the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's Social Loan Principles," said CBA managing director sustainable finance and ESG Charles Davis. "It additionally met the principles as it provides access to education services as the state's ...

ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... labelling system relative to individuals' views." Higgins pointed overseas regulation, specifically the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which provides harmonised rules for markets and financial products that effectively defines funds ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... supply chains, said Ramsay Health Care group CFO Martyn Roberts. HSBC was the sole capital structuring and sustainable finance advisor, with other arranging banks, NAB, MUFG and CBA, Roberts said. "The process included Ramsay team members in different ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... standard, so we wouldn't structure a transaction that wasn't aligned with those principles," said ANZ director, sustainable finance Tessa Dann. "They definitely provide best practice guidance around the format of issuance, including the requirements ...

Charter Hall hires group head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... experience officer Natalie Devlin. Cole has more than 20 years' experience in sustainability real estate, sustainable finance, ESG integration and public policy creation. He is currently the chair of PCA's National Sustainability Roundtable, the ...