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Finance responds to new ISSB standards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... first ISSB standards dropped this week, with a range of reactions from investors and stakeholders in financial capital markets. The two new standards - IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information, and IFRS ...

First two ISSB standards released - what investors need to know

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... world including in Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, New York, Santiago de Chile, and hosted by the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum in Singapore. ISSB chair Emmanuel Faber said the standards are the result of more than 18 months of development and ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... financed emissions, refinancing pipeline, and net zero alignment. The guidance calls for engagement across the capital markets ecosystem, since bondholders are unable to exercise voting rights in the way that an equity holder can. This includes with ...

Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change." Liddell noted that over the long term, full disclosure of risks assists the proper functioning of capital markets and helps protect shareholder value. "Other jurisdictions, like the European Commission, have implemented similar requirements ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... its approach to revising Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards. "Trust and transparency in capital markets is the mission of the foundation overall," she said. "The ISSB standards will mitigate greenwashing, just by the way that ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... legislation we can create an economy that better serves the people and the planet." Esther Kerr, CEO of Wealth and Capital Markets at Australian Unity said the mutual company welcomes the Federal Government's commitment to implementing a wellbeing index ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... climate-related financial information are being finalised for release in June this year to provide investors and other capital markets professionals with the key information they need to make decisions. ISSB "is beyond a significant development. It matters ...

IGCC calls on government to boost Aussie green industry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Deal increase the urgency of growing Australia's local clean innovation ecosystem in order to compete in global capital markets, the study notes. "With the right policy settings in place, Australian companies and investors could utilise the demand for ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... billion, IIX said. "The OBI plans to tap into the US$100 trillion bond market to place women at the forefront of capital markets and as solutions, to achieve the UN's 17 SDGs and build a more inclusive, climate-resilient future for all," said IIX founder ...

Fidelity bolsters ESG skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Macquarie, she was a senior portfolio analyst at an impact investing fund and a senior associate covering equity capital markets at Citigroup Australia. While there, she carried out more than $10 billion in bespoke equity raisings for listed Australian ...