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Global fund manager launches bond impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... strategies. The strategy applies Nuveen's proprietary public fixed income impact framework, which evaluates transparent use of proceeds and annual disclosure of measurable outcomes to ensure positive impact. The strategy will focus on affordable housing ...

Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... investors who are seeking the co-benefits of green bonds. "Some may be impact funds, where they're seeing that the use of proceeds are going to a green project," he noted. "Other investors may just want to see that the company is on the right track ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... to be as useful, mainly you don't get the same level of transparency. There is a significant difference between use of proceeds in bonds, and we need the ability to understand how the money is used and what that impact has, and it means we have tangible ...

Credit strategy links financial return to social, environmental impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... projects." The impact fund invests in investment grade securities where the projects have clear definition of the use of proceeds and the reporting to back that up, Dean said. "We require regular reporting on the use of proceeds, and we want to be able ...

Ardea, UTS partnership to bring AI to fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... ethical questions around the moral hazards with these types of bonds. Richards explained that concerns relate to the use of proceeds and the measurement of final outcomes, which could be assisted by AI and data scraping techniques. This partnership with ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... said Bill Bovingdon, chief investment officer, Altius. The fund will invest in green bonds that demonstrate clear use of proceeds and conform with other aspects of Altius' sustainability policy, Bovingdon said. "What we're looking for is an appropriate ...

Korea Housing Finance Corporation prices COVID-19 social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... they believe that Australian issuance is on the cards as well. The robustness of COVID-19 bonds will hinge on the use of proceeds of the funds raised, the reporting on how said funds improve impacts of COVID-19, in terms of health and economic outcom ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Report believe that Australian issuance is on the cards as well. The robustness of COVID-19 bonds will hinge on the use of proceeds of the funds raised, the reporting on how said funds improve impacts of COVID-19, in terms of health and economic outcomes. ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... in Hong Kong was down by 5% in 2019 in comparison with the previous year, with low-carbon buildings dominating use of proceeds. Green bonds from Hong Kong issuers in 2019 totalled US$2.6 billion from six issuers, down 5% from 2018 volume. Cumulative ...

Green bond issuance could hit close to US$300 billion: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Kendall, senior ESG analyst at Insight Investment says there is still great need for transparency in reporting and use of proceeds. "The market has grown, but it doesn't mean that the growth has been met with comparable growth in transparency," Kendall ...