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State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... follows the company attaining a Shariah-compliant certificate from Amanie Advisors, a Shariah advisory firm. The Islamic finance industry is set to boom in the next few years, with S&P Global Ratings forecasting a high single-digit growth in total assets ...

Energy asset owners hungry for cover

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... insurance advisor, has advised on a number of Australia's largest renewables transactions spanning non-recourse project finance, refinancing and M&A transactions. "Renewable energy assets are by their very nature susceptible the vagaries of the resource ...

Disorderly transition may spark financial meltdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... next year, risk researchers warn. Bert Kramer is head of climate research and ESG solutions at risk management firm Ortec Finance. He cautions that the upcoming revision of nationally determined contributions (NDC), as well as regulatory changes as half ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... target of 10% internal rate of return for new energy projects. Analyst Tim Buckley, founder and director of Climate Energy Finance, called the deal "a huge overpayment for a project that's not even operational. "It's such an ambitious and expensive ...

Podcast: Can the market solve climate change? Climate finance with Blair Palese

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... as Australia's response to the US IRA - but are taxpayer dollars better spent elsewhere? Today, we discuss climate finance and the role of government in de-risking climate investing. And we ask the ultimate question: can the market solve climate ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
ANZ bank, fund manager Nuveen and the Australian Department of Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Nations-supported network the Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI or UN PRI), disclosure system CDP, and sustainable finance advocate Ceres. Ceres CEO and president Mindy Lubber said the data represents meaningful progress in addressing climate ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... actions could "rightly be perceived as greenwashing". Analyst Tim Buckley, founder and director of think tank Climate Energy Finance, said disengagement by ACCR was a powerful signal that investors need to reevaluate their trust in emissions-intensive ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Industry Average Emission Intensity data set makes use of this broad coverage to determine the calculated figures required by finance institutions, particular where sector data is currently lacking. Prior to this development, banks and insurers had struggled ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... lead. Loh joined from Cromwell Property Group where he led the global net zero strategy and co-led the group sustainable finance framework to incentivise decarbonisation. They report to Andrew Sellick, who is the principal of sustainability for global ...