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NAB places second green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... wind farm, the bank has announced. The bond funding is for the Hallett Hill (HH2) wind farm in South Australia, which has a total capacity of 71.4 megawatts with 34 turbines. It is the first time an Australian renewable energy asset has been financed ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... that 30% target, 269 male directors would have to be replaced by women, or 400 women directors would have to be added, at a total cost of approximately AU$45 million per year. "This is an issue we raise with companies," Halliday said. "Given that there ...

Climate Bond Standard releases draft bioenergy criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Climate Bond Standard cited International Energy Agency statistics saying that (IEA) that biofuels could provide 27% of total transport fuel. "The potential climate mitigation role of bioenergy is critical," said Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... rental agreements and their disclosure standards," Starke said. "If you go to their website, you see full disclosure of the total costs of contracts. They also don't lend into the subprime lending market - they lend to the middle-to high-space, which ...

Teachers Mutual Bank leads in community investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... "Data over 9 years has shown little change overall with the average standing at 0.54%. Contributions as a [percentage] of total revenue increased marginally this year to 0.10%, and the average contribution per employee also increased again this year. ...

CEFC finances $20m in business energy improvements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... its 2013/2014 annual report, CEFC reported it allocated investment of more than AU$930 million dollars in projects with total value of over AU$3.2 billion in its first full year of investing. During the 2013/2014 year, CEFC contracted 40 direct investments ...

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... 2014. According to RIAA's 2014 Benchmark Report, public demand for "core responsible investments" has increased to 2.3% of total assets under management, an increase from 1.6% TAUM in 2013. RIAA defines core responsible investment as "ethical, socially ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
US$36.6 billion in labelled green bonds were issued in 2014, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. The total labelled green bond issuance for 2014 was more than triple the amount issued in 2013, and the total amount of green bonds outstanding was ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Politics is the process of governing an entity for the purpose of allocating resources. Superannuation funds are not partisan political participants in the way that elected politicians are, but funds' investment activities are impacted by politics ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... pushing climate change up the investor agenda." Despite the strong increases in sustainable investment strategies in Asia, the total funds under management across the region are still relatively small. According to the Responsible Investment Association ...