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New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The New Zealand government has launched a Sovereign Green Bond Program and expects to issue its first green bonds later this year. The Sovereign Green Bond Program will provide finance to projects that contribute to climate and environmental objectives. ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... the US because it just doesn't exist." Ardea is also introducing minimum percentage net asset value allocations to green bonds across mandates. "In my personal opinions, I think you should get pushy about that," she told investors in the audience. "I ...

Podcast: Democratising climate impact investing with Camille Socquet-Clerc

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... the investment manager and administrator. It is set up as a managed investment scheme. The fund features a mix of green bonds, publicly-listed stocks and privately-held projects (such as solar farms), the latter of which were only previously available ...

Singapore to issue inaugural sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Line, MAS said. This first issuance "forms part of the pipeline of up to S$35 billion of sovereign and public sector green bonds that the Government of Singapore and its statutory boards will issue by 2030," MAS said. The bond will be issued under the ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... 2014. The AXA IM Green Bond Fund seeks to bring income and growth for investors from an actively managed portfolio of green bonds through a master-feed structure. AXA IM Global Green Bond Fund substantially invests in an open-ended Luxembourg fund which ...

BNP Paribas AM launches sustainable Asia fixed income strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainable-labelled bonds in Asia. "This is a focused and relevant theme to the future of Asia," said Xuan Sheng Ou Yong, green bonds and ESG analyst at BNPP AM. "The region already accounts for more than half of the world's population, and will likely ...

Fintech Bloom Impact to cultivate retail climate investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... the investment manager and administrator. It is set up as a managed investment scheme. The fund features a mix of green bonds, publicly-listed stocks and privately-held projects (such as solar farms), the latter of which were only previously available ...

Active Super turns to fixed income carbon on road to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... we're going and this is what we need in terms of data." The methodology will also be used to establish whether green bonds should have a particular weighting or discount for the nature of the underlying assets. "We have a portion of the fund in green ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... following good ESG practices "resulting in low and/or decreasing carbon intensity," and sustainable bonds, including green bonds, sustainability linked bonds, transition bonds and social bonds. The fund will also use negative screening to exclude low ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability-lined finance makes its own case for ESG action. "Organisations can tap capital through things like green loans, green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, and these have interest rate differentials which bring a positive financial impact ...