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AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... deployed to sustainable projects. The launch follows a four-week roadshow across APAC, Europe and the UK, undertaken in April and May 2024. Meetings with investors based in North America and other locations were held virtually. AOFM met with 147 investors. ...

Global investors unite for Climate Action 100+

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... that all investors "have an obligation to protect the value of their assets for the beneficiaries of their investments". In April, independent research institute Market Forces found six of the 10 largest CA100+ investor members are lagging on leveraging ...

ESG managed accounts hit $16 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... efficiencies, including time savings, in their business. BT added 94 managed portfolios in the 12 months leading up to 30 April 2024. The total number of managed portfolios surpassed 400. Head of managed accounts Zac Leman said: "We continue to build ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... large part is tipped for circularity. The Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group released its first interim report in April. It recommended a Productivity Commission Inquiry into resource efficiency, a National Circular Economy Framework, a national ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... by guarantee, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted by Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) between 12 and 17 April 2024 and found members were not happy about the new obligations. "No one is denying the importance of material climate related ...

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... environmental science, climate risk and sustainable finance. As FS Sustainability 's sister magazine Industry Moves reported in April, Lucchese recently joined MLC Life Insurance as sustainability manager. Prior, she was the head of ethics and impact ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability linked loans in September 2021 and the completion of $2.8 billion sustainability linked loan for the ISPT Core Fund in April 2021. ISPT's $22.2 billion portfolio invests in and develops commercial, retail, logistics, warehousing and ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Capability Framework - upskilling the finance sector on sustainability. The consultation paper is open until the end of April and hopes to accelerate sustainable finance capability development in Australia, increasing the talent pool and the professional ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... for the initial public offering of the first June 2034 green Treasury bond. The green bonds are set to be issued between April and June 2024 by the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) on behalf of the Australian government. The bond will ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... policies, which may also assist with providing greater clarity for customers," Hall added. The consultation is open to 4 April 2024.