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Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Vanguard reverses from special mandates in Australia and New Zealand. The change is across three asset classes: international credit, sovereign bonds and global equities. The allocations sit in multi-asset funds and some standalone funds from ANZ Investments ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian arm of a global bank and a state government have become the first purchasers of Reef Credits - tradeable units measuring improvements to water quality flowing onto the Great Barrier Reef. HSBC Australia and the Queensland government have ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... investment process and invests in a range of bonds that have strong ESG characteristics, according to Brad Dunn, Senior Credit Analyst. "We have an extensive checklist we undertake when we evaluate a company or issuance, and that's the first temperature ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... moment. The four major Australian and New Zealand banks have set targets for green lending portfolios, which will boost credit supply for green. The green lending criteria for some banks is regardless of product type, so can apply to either a green loan ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks

JOSHUA KENDALL  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... proprietary scoring system, which combines ESG data from multiple providers to provide an additional data feed into our credit research hub. There's more value in analysing the underlying inputs than the headline scores In our analysis, Wirecard received ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... companies on ESG matters was a mere 0.54 (with 1 representing perfect correlation) compared with a 0.99 correlation between credit ratings by Moody's and S&P. In Australia, the recent Juukan Gorge controversy added fuel to this concern: the mining company ...

AGL launches electric vehicle subscription service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
AGL has made a foray into the sharing economy by launching an Electric Vehicle (EV) Subscription Service for customers. AGL is partnering with car subscription service Carbar and EV charging supplier JET Charge on the service. The EV Subscription Service ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... experience gained from investment banking and investment management roles, covering active and passive portfolio management, credit, rates, money market and foreign exchange. Her particular interests include active credit and initiatives that drive scale ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Restoration Fund (LRF). The approved projects will generate an estimated value of $9.5 million worth of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). The Queensland Government launched the $500 million Land Restoration Fund with the aim of expanding carbon ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... climate-related financing. Last year, Amundi announced the launch of an investment program aimed at developing the green private credit market in Europe, with a focus on small-scale projects. Amundi is partnering with the European Investment Bank (EIB) ...