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US$9.2 billion in green bonds issued in Q3 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
US$9.2 billion in green bonds was issued globally in the third quarter of 2014, with Credit Agricole as the top green bonds underwriter for the quarter, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Acronym guide: CACIB is Credit Agricole CIB, BAML is ...

oekom research: ESG ratings improve bond performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... cooperate bond issuance. The study found that companies with "an above-averagely good sustainability rating have a lower credit spread and are therefore considered by investors to be less risky," oekom said. "The use of sustainability ratings impacts ...

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... 16.4% of people sold something they owned if they found themselves without money, while 70% accessed savings or 40% used credit cards. In Victoria, Good Shepherd Microfinance operates three Good Money retail sites that provide access to microfinance ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Governance practices have evolved differently around the world, and as a result, AMP Capital has developed a nuanced, case-by-case approach to proxy voting and engaging with companies in varying markets. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... vehicle is the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Under the proposed policy, the government will establish a baseline and credit scheme and liable entities will have to keep their emission levels below the baselines. Those entities with emissions that fall ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator has issued more than 160,000 carbon credits to a carbon farming project in western New South Wales covering an 8,500-hectare section of native forest. Josh Harris, Climate Friendly The Sunset Ranch Native Forest Protection ...

JANA: Majority of fixed income managers consider ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian equities managers, international equities managers and property managers, Carew said. A higher percentage of credit managers consider ESG factors - out of the 62 managers that invest in credit, 85% indicated they consider ESG factors within ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... be generated under the ERF, which has not been passed by Parliament. As proposed, the ERF will establish a baseline and credit scheme and liable entities will have to keep their emission levels below the baselines. Those entities with emissions that ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Green Bond Principles is an industry initiative spearheaded by Citi Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and Credit Agricole, and by May 2014 it had 49 signatories, including underwriters, investors and issuers. The report was commissioned ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open SA Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... operations." One in six, or 3.1 million adult Australians, is financially excluded and unable to access a bank account, small credit or insurance policy, Good Shepherd Microfinance has said. Good Shepherd Microfinance's provider network includes 246 ...