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Sustainable bonds underperform on climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... measurable criteria. Widely recognised frameworks such as the Green Bond Principles administered by the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) suggest tying funded projects to the issuer's core sustainability objectives and business strategy. ...

PRI, CFA Institute and GSIA agree to common RI definitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... to bring it these definitions even closer together, because we've been seeing how, in the context of global capital markets, you do have cultural differences in the ways that responsible investment is applied if you're looking at major markets ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... a non-executive director of Kina Securities Ltd, Stanwell Corporation Ltd, and Queensland Treasury Corporation Capital Markets Board. Daniel Walton is currently a director of AustralianSuper and has been co-chair of the NSW Renewable Energy Sector Board ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and industry frameworks and standards such as the International Capital Markets Association's' Green and Social Bond Principles. Citigroup has also committed AU$1 trillion to sustainable finance by 2030 ...

AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... long-term performance for more than 3.1 million members. With capabilities now in place across private, public and capital markets, the London office is now an important investment engine for the fund," he said. "We're building a high-calibre and ...

Executive appointment roundup: State Street, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... director. Chaudron brings 20 years of experience, most recently at Rabobank in Singapore where he was head of capital markets South-East Asia and India and sustainable capital markets Asia. Emily Tonkin has been appointed head of sustainable finance ...

ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... first time. Chaudron brings 20 years of experience, most recently at Rabobank in Singapore where he was head of capital markets South-East Asia and India and sustainable capital markets Asia. Emily Tonkin has been appointed head of sustainable finance ...

CPA's putting the 'S' in ESG: How does Canada compare?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainability that there is still ongoing demand for investment-grade data to quantify social metrics. In Canada, capital markets are regulated a provincial level; whereas in Australia they are regulated at a national level. Australian companies are ...

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 ...