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CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... succeed outgoing CEO Oliver Yates, and will join the CEFC on 15 May. Learmonth comes to the CEFC from Social Ventures Australia (SVA), where he is currently head of impact investing. SVA has strong crossover with the CEFC in areas of energy efficient ...

Global sustainable, responsible, impact assets hit $22tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... (SRI) investment assets reached US$22.89 trillion as of the beginning of 2016, including $516 billion in assets from Australia/New Zealand, according to the 2016 Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO Compiled by the Global ...

Commonwealth Bank issues $650 million climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has issued its first climate bond, raising $650 million to fund renewable and low-carbon projects in Australia. The CBA Climate Bond will fund 12 eligible Australia projects, including renewable energy generation ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, launched in 2015, aims to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity worldwide via the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This initiated a new wave of thinking about Environmental ...

NAB raises $500m for first ever gender equality social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The National Australia Bank (NAB) has raised $500 million for the first ever social bond focusing on gender equality, at the upper end of the book build, the bank said. Steve Lambert, executive general manager of capital financing, NAB The NAB Social ...

Remerga launches Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
Specialist emerging markets investment manager Remerga is launching its first fund, the Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders Fund. The fund will offer Australian investors access to a concentrated portfolio of stocks in emerging markets including South ...

Queensland Treasury Corporation issues $750m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has issued an inaugural AUD$750 million, seven-year green bond certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative. Queensland State Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Curtis Pitt The QTC Green Bond has a ...

ACSI appoints two new members to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Australian Super, and Candy Broad, independent director at First Super. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO AustralianSuper is Australia's largest super fund with $100 billion in funds under management on behalf of more than 2 million members. Candy Broad has ...

CEFC to work with SA government on battery finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The South Australian government is supporting the construction of Australia's largest grid-scale battery to store energy from wind and solar out of its $150 million Renewable Technology Fund. The South ...

IGCC calls for action, investment to adapt at-risk infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... McCarthy, director and head of business development at Eureka-Real Assets. "Adaptation is still relatively unchartered in Australia with markets seeking a greater understanding of what it means and how to create investment opportunities for investors ...