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Paula Benson appointed NAB GM corporate affairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... previously worked as a director of the Port of Melbourne Corporation. See Also: Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... disclosures as well. The standards are being shaped at the moment with the UNEP FI working group and in work with the other banks, to establish the methodology for the sector."

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... allocation, but Verwey previously told The Sustainability Report that there is adequate supply in instruments from smaller banks and mutual banks that have identified themselves as fossil fuel free lenders. Verwey named Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Bank ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... materiality in their risk management delectation, harmonising prudential standards for superannuation funds with those of banks and life insurers. "Given APRA's general approach towards cross-industry harmonisation of prudential requirements where appropriate ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... fossil fuel free financial/fixed income space, there are increasingly more options as well, particularly with second tier banks and mutual banks identifying that they're a fossil fuel free lender. It's a good opportunity for them. Bendigo & Adelaide ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... support will help catalyse the finance sector's access to the practical approaches and tools that we are developing for banks and fund managers to consider natural assets and liabilities in decision-making." See Also: WBCSD named supporter of Natural ...

Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... process will also require reviewing existing work to measure impact and then talk about impact as well. "A number of the banks have significant lending to community organisations, but they don't measure the impact, or they don't look at it as a separate ...

World's multilateral banks to continue focus on climate finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
The world's six multilateral development banks will continue to "reinforce and further develop climate financing" ahead of the United Nations Secretary-General's Climate Summit later this month. The African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... addition to catalysing private investment, the CEFC plays a role in generating the knowledge base with co-financiers such as banks to establish where renewable energy and energy efficiency projects fit within an investment or loan book. "What is clear ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... solutions has increased over last year's estimate of US$346 billion, and the issuer base has expanded beyond development banks to include corporates and municipalities. The report differentiates between "green bonds", referring to bonds that are explicitly ...