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Not for Podcast: Discrediting Online Gambling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... to fund online gambling activities, meaning people can spend far more money than they can afford, leading to unsustainable debt, financial insecurity and a range of social issues. The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this episode of Not For ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... marketplace." Last year, Teachers Mutual Bank, which has $5.3 billion in assets, pursued RIAA certification of its $500 million Debt Issuance Program. The bank became the first Australian financial institution to offer a responsible investment wholesale ...

TH Real Estate hires Abigail Dean as head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... every aspect of our business." TH Real Estate is an investment management company, specialising in real estate equity and debt investment. It is owned by TIAA, a £599bn asset manager and provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical ...

Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... report, Clean energy opportunities for local government, and has pointed out that local councils have access to tailored debt finance products for energy efficiency upgrades. The report notes that local councils are a major provider of infrastructure ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... with AU$20.9 million in recoupable grant funding and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation has committed AU$15 million in debt finance. "This is the largest integrated off-grid solar and battery storage facility in Australia and draws together a number ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... downside risk for breaches. That's a thematic issue for the financial services industry as a whole." Carlsson-Sweeny pointed to debt collection as one area of potential incentivisation of conduct risk. "Specifically looking at debt collection, there's ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... direct mandate clients include VicSuper, LGIAsuper and Qantas Super. Additionally, NAB and Commonwealth Bank will provide debt financing for the renewable energy projects pursued under the strategy. Palisade is a specialist, independent infrastructure ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Group Ltd. "This market is a lot smaller than other markets, and it can be quite seasonal," said Paul White, global head of debt syndicate at ANZ. "It's been a fairly quiet start to 2016, but we are having some discussion with some issuers from the public ...

Government launches new Clean Energy Innovation Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... those investments and provide new opportunities is welcome." The Clean Energy Innovation Fund is expected to utilise both debt and equity instruments for clean energy projects, and CEFC CEO Oliver Yates said the fund would draw on both CEFC and ARENA's ...

CEFC launches $250m Community Housing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... environmentally-friendly social and affordable housing projects. The CEFC has committed up to $60 million in long-term senior debt to the program, which is expected to build over 200 new energy efficient homes, and upgrade a proportion of SGCH's 4,300 ...