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Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... are also the issues that their investors ask about." From Westpac's perspective, having SLLs provide an indirect link to credit considerations. "The link isn't direct, but there is certainly an important interplay," Chen said. "There are syndicated deals ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... three years, the Australian fixed income median is 5.5%, international fixed income median sector returns is 4.7%, and the credit sector's median return over the past three years is 4.2%. The Australian Ethical Emerging Companies fund is the strongest ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... five-year carbon-reduction target." Engagement can be part of this process, allowing asset owners to speak with issuers of credit that is already in their portfolio about forward-looking targets. "The engagement bit is more complex and deservers a bit ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... and superannuation funds, this is a complex because of the activities and relationships that can be conducted, including credit and debt and investment via public and private markets. "Financial institutions are at the fulcrum point for every type of ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... using both top down ethical screens and bottom-up ESG signal integration to construct portfolios covering commodities, credit as well as equities, according to First Sentier Investors. First Sentier Investors integrates responsible investment strategies ...

Australian businesses march on with ESG integration: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... institutional knowledge, they are extremely valuable as mentors and foster collaboration, resilience and productivity." Image credit Benjamin Child on Unsplash

Agriculture sector can contribute to climate solutions: GreenCollar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... to the farms and see it happening." GreenCollar is involved in projects and investment in the carbon farming and carbon credit market. Last year, GreenCollar announced it had secured funding for a series of carbon farming projects under the Queensland ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... diversified water and waste global equities portfolio with strong ESG credentials."' Regnan also operates an impact credit strategy launched in January of 2020. The Regnan Credit Impact Trust invests in investment grade Australian fixed and floating ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... research will feed into our financial models and it can alter the discounted cash flow calculations of our teams. On the credit side, it can alter the scores by which we grade, say the credit research. That also feeds into the financial models. "This ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... analyse individual issuers for their performance. Commonly, governance has been seen as the strongest risk when it comes to credit risk in general, and high yield specifically, but as environmental data and data relating to carbon emission intensity ...