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Aus govt calls VCs and private equity to back circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Doubling Australia's circularity rate could deliver a $26 billion net economic boost to GDP by 2035, according to Canberra's inaugural plan for a circular economy. The Circular Economy Framework, released last week by the federal department of climate ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... commercially responsible way." QIC Real Estate previously issued a A$300 million Climate Bond Initiative (CBI) certified Green Bond in 2019 for QTCF, which outperformed its targets under the bond due to be repaid in 2025. QPF fund manager Briar Dowsett ...

Experts cynical of Adani outcome under Trump

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The stock market reacted quickly to the SEC's allegations of bribery and fraud against Adani Green and Azure Power - but this could be swept under the rug in a Trump-controlled America. Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani from Adani Green Energy Ltd, and Cyril ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... mandatory climate disclosure regime, ongoing work on a sustainable finance taxonomy, and the nation's first sovereign green bond issuance. "Australia has advanced its sustainable finance landscape," ASFI CEO, Kristy Graham said. "But there is more work ...

Regulator hones in on greenwash as climate laws tighten

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... and unsubstantiated claims. Their surveillance covers listed companies, managed funds, super funds, and the wholesale green bond market. "There is ample room for improvement, and we strongly encourage product issuers and their advisers to focus on the ...

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 ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... UBS AG, Australia Branch, and Westpac Banking Corporation are Joint Lead Managers (JLMs) for the issue. Australia's green bond program has been eagerly awaited, with fund managers saying it will ensure capital is deployed to sustainable projects. The ...

Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The government will provide $17.3 million over four years to ASIC and APRA to combat greenwashing and other related financial misconduct and help further develop Australia's sustainable finance market. In a bid to promote the development of sustainable ...

J.P. Morgan vows $2.5 tn for sustainable development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The US banking giant will bolster its sustainable development financing through to the end of the decade, including $1 trillion for green initiatives. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co estimates that the allocation of capital needed to fund the net zero transition ...

RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... launched the first of only two industry consultations on how financial institutions can gain their approved status as a green bond issuer in the EU. While the process is strictly under the so-called European Union Green Bond regulation, other countries ...