Search Results

Showing 231 - 240 of 454 results for "debt"

Science-based targets key to addressing the world's biggest challenges

LOUISE WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... hasn't been seen since World War II, increased joblessness in the US alone by over 800%, and driven the first quarter global debt-to-GDP ratio to a new high of 331%. [International Institute of Finance: Global Debt Monitor, Sharp Spike in Global ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... announced its participation in another green financing deal. Canberra's light rail network has refinanced a $280 million debt facility, with Canberra Metro assisted by financial advisors MUFG, green loan coordinators ANZ and CBA and mandated lead ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... place to support light rail and a battery energy storage system. Canberra's light rail network has refinanced a $280 million debt facility, with Canberra Metro assisted by financial advisors MUFG, green loan coordinators ANZ and CBA and mandated lead ...

First Sentier Investor hires IR director for direct infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... joins First Sentier Investors after eight years at AMP Capital, where she was senior investment specialist for infrastructure debt strategies, and before that, portfolio manager for the multi-manager absolute return portfolio. Based in Sydney, Kabashima ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability linked loan facility, linked to environmental and social metrics. The new facility will refinance Downer's debt platform and comprises three, four, five and six year tranches. It was designed to "enhance the debt maturity profile, reduce ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... investors and intermediaries to easily assess the climate credentials and environmental integrity of bonds and other green debt products. Launched in 2011, with periodic updates, the Climate Bonds Standard is the most detailed, climate aligned investment ...

Hedge funds integrating ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... apply macro strategies find ESG integration "especially challenging," while those built on public equities and corporate debt find it easier to integrate ESG, according to BNP Paribas. For the hedge funds that do integrate ESG, 67% of them cite social ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Now, Pay Later payment plan for residential solar purchases. In 2019, Brighte launched the Brighte Green Loan. The public debt issuance will be used to accelerate innovation and growth, launching new green energy finance products in 2021. Brighte mandated ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... countries, Australia is much better positioned from a fiscal headroom perspective," Wu said. "Australia has the ability to raise debt to ease the short term pangs. What's worrying, one of the analyses we did is that we compared what is the CO2 emission ...

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... will use a factor-based strategy using quality and value factors, with an ESG and carbon reduction overlay. In sovereign debt, Northern Trust will stick to the index strategy that Vanguard ran for ANZ Investments. n equities, Northern Trust is taking ...