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ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
An ASX-listed company has become the latest to foray into sustainability linked finance with a $1.5 billion sustainability linked loan. Ramsay Health Care has inked the first and largest syndicated SLL by a healthcare provider in Asia Pacific. The $1.5 ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
A leading ASX100 company is issuing Australia's first sustainability-linked bond (SLB). Wesfarmers' $1 billion issuance will see the interest rate of the bonds linked to progress against specific renewable energy and emissions performance targets. ...

KiwiSaver exclusions not necessarily a performance drag: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
KiwiSaver providers will be banned from investing in fossil fuels and controversial weapons later this year, but analysis from ISS suggests there will not be a negative impact on returns from those exclusions. There are currently nine default KiwiSaver ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Companies in the financial sector are building momentum towards implementing the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI), including aspects of integrating sustainability into day to day practice. ASFI has released its first momentum report ...

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Investors can drastically reduce the carbon intensity of their portfolios without sacrificing returns, and may achieve outperformance, according to research from UBS. UBS identified 25 stocks from the MSCI World index which are buy or neutral rated ...

Queensland train project secures $620m green loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
A Queensland-based passenger rail fleet project has secured more than $600 million in green finance. Queensland's New Generation Rolllingstock (NGR) project, which will provide 75 new electrified six-car passenger trains as well as maintenance for 30 ...

Supermarket group signs 10-year renewable deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Woolworths Group has inked its first renewable power purchase agreement (PPA), which will cover around 30% of the company's NSW energy needs. Woolworths has signed a 10-year agreement to purchase power from CWP Renewables' new Bango wind farm outside ...

ASX companies face heightened stakeholder scrutiny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Australian companies will face heightened scrutiny from stakeholders and are still managing the impacts of the Hayne Royal Commission on best practice in corporate governance, according to new research. EquitiesFirst, an asset-backed lending firm, in ...

Why do payable days matter?

SASHI REDDY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Payable Days' is the number of days a company takes to pay its suppliers. Investors often learn in 'Finance 101' courses that the longer a company takes to pay its suppliers the stronger its bargaining power is with them. Consequently, this is considered ...

JANA hires first head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Investment consulting firm JANA has hired Rachel Halpern as its first head of sustainability. Rachel Halpern joins JANA from Westpac Group, where she was executive manager for risk. She has had an established advisory career covering risk and commercial ...