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CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... process, developing and implementing an ESG impact monitoring and reporting system, adding ESG data to global fixed income and credit systems and improving their PRI scores across categories. Berrutti particularly highlighted proxy voting efforts within ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... more traditional 'cap and trade' emissions trading scheme in the long term and on the other is a more blended baseline-and-credit approach, being the ERF and ERF safeguard mechanism. Both parties have articulated the ability to 'cap' emissions. For the ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... was "structured to link to the size of the underlying solar assets, providing investors with a clear demonstration of the credit performance of these assets," explained Richard Lovell, CEFC executive director, corporate and project finance. "This transaction ...

New Community Sector Banking CEO outlines bank's value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... building capacity with its act. crowdfunding platform. act. permits customers with transaction accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, personal loans and home loans, all issued by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to allocate "impact dollars" - real dollars ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
New Forests, a private sustainable real assets investment manager, has implemented a new investment performance framework that will focus on productivity, ecosystem services, land use planning, shared prosperity, risk management, and governance. David ...

Investors call for affordable housing bonds, aggregating body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... noted in its submission that government support might be needed to establish the market as well as provide an aspect of credit worthiness or risk management, a point that the SVA/Macquarie submission also highlighted. "[An aggregator funder] would effectively ...

Foresight Group hires Gary Sofarelli for Sydney office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... will shortly open its Sydney office. Sofarelli has more than 12 years' experience n project finance and a background in credit risk and portfolio and asset management. He has previously worked at National Australia Bank and WestLB, in the infrastructure ...

Community Sector Banking hires new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... match that investment, Community Sector Banking said. act. permits customers with transaction accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, personal loans and home loans, all issued by Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to allocate "impact dollars" - real dollars ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... number of clients come on board in recent years who have strong ESG beliefs, and what we do for them is, as part of our credit process, we look at ESG as a criteria in ranking bonds anyhow," he said. "In terms of green bonds specifically, we allocate ...

Norton Rose Fulbright becomes Climate Bonds Initiative partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... many in the region. The Asian Development Bank's backing is a good example of the key role development banks play. Its credit-enhancement, and the consequent lower cost of capital for the project, is exactly what's required if the sector is to grow as ...