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Sustainable bonds hit $US7bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... earlier," the research found. Social bonds contributed 16% to GSS volumes, reaching US$167.6 billion. The Korea Housing Finance Corporation, which provides long-term housing finance services, was the largest social bond issuer in 2024 with US$14.8 billion. ...

Green moves: Aware Super, BlackRock, Taylor Fry

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... management, leading a 35-strong team overseeing the state's financial assets and liabilities while implementing sustainable finance initiatives across government operations. Her influence extended through key committee roles, including chairing the ...

'Surreal', 'difficult' times for sustainable investors: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. He also revoked the Biden administration's US International Climate Finance Plan and rejected the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030, which aim to end poverty and tackle climate ...

BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... that it was a tough decision. "I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to contribute to an organisation where finance and purpose intersect to support affordable housing," she stated. "I'll be watching with great interest as Housing Australia ...

Australia must address climate adaptation finance gap: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... yesterday, Stella Whittaker, the climate lead at engineering consultancy firm Royal Haskoning DHV, warned that the adaptation finance gap in Australia is "huge". "If we knew the figure - which is the first problem - is that we don't know. No one ...

Institutions drive responsible investment despite headwinds: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... forward - with clarity, courage, and collective purpose." Hegarty added that responsible investing touches all corners of finance. From private markets to passive strategies to credit - ESG tools can be integrated rigorously and credibly across a spectrum ...

Natixis to merge sustainable, thematics investment arms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... entity," Natixis said. "Mirova, which benefits from an international presence and recognized expertise in sustainable finance, develops investment solutions that aim to combine long-term value creation with a positive impact on the environment and society. ...

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... Bank of Australia (RBA), Future Fund and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). It also included data on the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Clean Energy Regulator, Australian Human Rights Commission, "Releasing public sector gender pay gaps ...

Macquarie shareholders call for transparency

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... direction when Australia's big four banks are all winding back fossil fuel lending," van de Pol said. "Macquarie's increasing finance for dangerous fossil fuel expansion is undermining its claim to be supporting the critical shift to clean energy."

Record green bond issuance on the cards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... things from China in this area, following the launch earlier this year of its first sovereign green bond. "As sustainable finance continues to mature, especially with strengthening regulatory frameworks and government support across Asia, we expect the ...