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ANZ sustainable fund flows buck global trend: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... November 202, US$100 million higher compared with the assets as of Sept. 30, 2023, Morningstar said. Australia and New Zealand, Asia ex-Japan and Europe bucked the global trend with positive inflows - globally, "sustainable funds experienced net quarterly ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... of investors by type and region, with 70% based in Australia and New Zealand, 11% in Europe, 10% in the UK and 9% across Asia and Japan. Balance sheet investors had the majority at 43%, with asset managers and insurance taking 34%, institutions taking ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
A global natural capital manager raised US$130 million towards its US$300 million target for its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2). Investors in TAFF2 include Mitsui, Nomura, Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Australian government, David and Lucile ...

TCorp issues first sustainability bond of 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... of investors by type and region, with 70% based in Australia and New Zealand, 11% in Europe, 10% in the UK and 9% across Asia and Japan. Balance sheet investors had the majority at 43%, with asset managers and insurance taking 34%, institutions taking ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... above one kilogram per litre corresponding to an API gravity below 10° and coal bed methane," Jane Ho, head of stewardship Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management commented. "We will only invest in energy companies that derive less than 10% of ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... social cohesion and societal polarisation, widespread cybercrime and insecurity, and large-scale involuntary migration. The Asia-Pacific region is highlighted as key to the effective functioning of the global financial and economic system. AI and cybersecurity ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... tackle biodiversity loss. Sustainable banking and insurance supervision policies in the most biodiverse countries of the Asia-Pacific and Latin America are highly exposed to nature-related risks. Maud Abdelli, WWF's Greening Financial Regulation Initiative ...

World Bank breaks record with US$5b sustainable development bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... (56%) of investors coming from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 26% of investors were from the Americas, and 18% out of Asia. "Achieving one of IBRD's largest ever order books of over 175 investors was possible because of the World Bank's 75-year ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Queensland Government-owned fund manager has converted a finance facility into a US$300 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL). Lenders are Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ANZ, ING Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Australia has joined 40 other countries to end international public investment in fossil fuels, as the first week of COP28 saw new agreements regarding financing net zero as well as a focus on the role of Indigenous Peoples in climate stewardship. The ...