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Climate-aligned bond universe reaches $597.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The total universe of climate-aligned bonds stands at US$597.7 billion, a 20% increase in the past year, according to new research from the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The Climate Bonds Initiative has launched ...

New Climate Economy report tackles decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Decarbonising the global economy and keeping global warming under 2C is possible, but requires international coordination from policy makers, business, investors and other stakeholders. Kate Levick, director of policy and regulation, CDP For businesses ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors and other stakeholders that are engaging with ASX-listed payday lenders and goods rental companies are finding that the companies are receptive to their concerns over lending policies to financially vulnerable Australians. Michael ...

CEFC provides $100m financing for Origin Solar Servicing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is providing a 12-year $100 million financing deal to Origin Energy, to support Origin's solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) to business and residential customers. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates With the CEFC finance ...

Community 21 closes share offering, raises nearly $750,000

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Community 21 has closed its capital raising campaign, having raised almost AU$750,000 and issuing shares to 18 new not for profit (NFP) shareholders. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 is the financial services company that ...

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has written a wind risk hedge for a portfolio of wind farms owned by Infigen Energy, covering six locations in three states and an excess of 500 megawatts of capacity. Jamie Summons, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' Head of ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The federal government has proposed legislation that will require boards of superannuation funds to be comprised of at least one third independent directors and an independent chair. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
CDP, The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and ClientEarth have called upon the UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to ensure that companies in the oil, gas and coal sectors are complying with legal duties to address climate risk in their ...

SVA Commonwealth Bank partner on education toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank has committed AU$6 million to an initiative with Social Ventures Australia (SVA) to develop a teaching and learning toolkit to "enable and support a culture of evidence-informed practice" in Australian schools. Susan Metcalf, chief ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional investors both in Australia and around the world are still in early stages of uptake in both environmental, social and governance (ESG)-factor investing and in quantitative-based tailored approaches to risk and return, according to Northern ...