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Royal Adelaide Hospital locks in $2bn social, green loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... market, it gives us more scale, which we needed for the transaction at over $2 billion, and it drove a bit of pricing competition and market tension which can help to deliver and improve returns for investors." The RAH spans three city blocks and has ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... fundamentally changing with the overall withdrawal of subsidies and the development of the technologies. With more competition than ever, both from a fundraising perspective and an investment perspective, managers are having to be creative and adapt ...

Sustainability important to future of SME sector: Australia Post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... processes?" SMEs also report that they are working to balance purpose with profit, the survey found. This is not in competition to pursuit of profit as part of financial sustainability, the report noted. "They are looking at ways to how they can get ...

Governance Institute backs recommendations for virtual AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology this week issued a report following an inquiry into facilitating increased competition in Australia's financial sector through encouraging and supporting fintech and regtech. Part of their recommendations ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... circular business model presents "a clear opportunity." "We've got risks that emerge under all climate scenarios, and competition with the carbon offset market in a decarbonising world," said Lachlan Feggans, senior manager, sustainability Asia Pacific ...

Online investors applying ESG criteria: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... support. As the top of their wish list is stock research or more advanced analysis, tax tools and live pricing." Pricing competition will dive differentiation in other ways, he said. "As price competition intensifies, online brokers will look to differentiate ...

Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... geographic diversification and have the right skills set to be more effective in a changing marketplace," Ogunshakin said. "Competition was stiff to sit on these revamped committees, with over 350 industry experts from around the world applying to be ...

Future IM/Pact builds database of female students interested in finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... women participating in industry roundtables and over 120 women registering their interest in a National Investment Competition. The 2019 National Investment Competition was won by a four-woman team of students from Monash University, Beattie noted. "This ...

Q&A with Pablo Berrutti on launch of Altiorem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... a sustainable financial system. As a registered charity it will be freely available to all. This doesn't put us in competition with industry groups, rather we see Altiorem as an important tool which can help sustainability focused industry groups deliver ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... on. Board diversity can provide a 'profitability moat' to companies that are already profitable and seeking to keep competition at bay. "Earnings quality is a combination of both company profitability and stability of earnings. So, finding companies ...