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ANZ prices €750 million bond linked to Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
ANZ has launched and priced its first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) bond in the European wholesale debt capital markets. Katharine Tapley, head of sustainable finance solutions (SFS), loans and specialised finance, ANZ The bond raised â,¬750 ...

NAB issues Australian residential mortgage-backed bond with green tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... of this NAB transaction to spark further development in green residential home loan products," said Richard Lovell, CEFC Debt Markets. "We have already seen the emergence of the securitisation of green consumer loans in Australia, which has resulted ...

CEFC commits $30 million to Coleambally Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $30 million in debt finance to the 150MW Coleambally Solar Farm in New South Wales. Neoen Australia is developing the Coleambally Solar Farm, which will be NSW's largest development. "We are ...

PRI publishes guide on responsible investment in infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... responsible investment in infrastructure, clarifying key concepts in responsible investment in private infrastructure equity and debt. Fiona Reynolds, managing director, PRI The Primer on responsible investment in infrastructure frames responsible investment ...

Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... of the partners program. "Asset managers and asset owners will play an increasingly important role in ensuring that green debt instruments become integrated in corporate strategies and portfolios across a range of industrial sectors globally," said Sean ...

SVA Diversified Impact Fund receives more than $10m in funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... indigenous businesses, and really interesting housing projects including a disability housing project." The fund will be making debt and equity investments in social purpose organisations that are post-revenue, ready to scale, and focused on creating ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation backs large-scale solar developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... solar energy across 20 projects. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The CEFC has provided $207 million in debt finance to accelerate the development of 200MW of additional solar capacity across two WIRSOL Energy projects - the Wemen ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia could combat the growing problem of modern slavery which includes practices such as forced labour, child labour and debt bondage. The report ' Hidden in Plain Sight ' offers a number of recommendations and with bipartisan support it seems clear ...

CEFC invests $200m into QIC Shopping Centre Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... shopping centre portfolio. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The investment comes in the form of a senior debt facility and is the CEFC's largest property investment commitment to date. Shopping centres slated for improvement are located ...

ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... of a reporting regime. ACSI supports the definition of modern slavery, which includes "slavery, servitude, forced labour, debt bondage and deceptive recruiting for labour or services," as well as the proposed threshold of $100- million in revenue. ACSI ...