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ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... going to index funds is going to those with some sort of ESG overlay attached to them. We're also seeing increased green bonds issued out of the EU, on those, they're not keeping up with demand, but it's moving in the right direction." Investment ...

Brighte issues second green asset backed securitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... home improvements. The ABS is structured such that 85% are green notes with six classes of Climate Bond Certified Green Bonds. Proceeds from the issuance used to finance solar energy and related assets, Brighte said. The Class G-NG Notes will be retained ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... had good support from Crestone Wealth Management through their client base- they've taken the approach to make green bonds a core part of their model portfolios across their appropriate set of clients." The Green Bond Fund has continued to source ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... reduction aims, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management. BNP Paribas Asset Management takes a strict lens in identifying green bonds that meet tighter definitions of impact and scope when investing for its green bond strategy, noted Felipe Gordillo ...

Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading real estate developer and investment group has become the largest non-bank ASX listed issuer of green bonds to date by issuing a second green bond. Lendlease has issued a $300 million green bond, its second in five months. Its debut green ...

Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... USD 565 billion in 2019 to USD 732 billion in 2020. While the market of sustainable fixed income - which includes green bonds, social bonds and sustainability-linked bonds - is broadening and deepening, bonds still need to stack up on the investment ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... latest Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market H2 2020 report. Analysis reveals that on average, both EUR and USD green bonds achieved higher book cover and greater spread compression than vanilla equivalents, according to CBI. Further, the report shows ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... annual carbon intensity by 7% and achieve five-year cumulative carbon reduction targets. The portfolios also include green bonds, sustainability-linked bonds and transition bonds. "A number of green bonds have been issued as of 2019, but the rest of ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... is getting much more sophisticated and complex. There are new products and terms emerging, transition bonds versus green bonds, so having a taxonomy is useful for everyone." The challenge in developing a taxonomy is that it will be intended to cover ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... the way that banks such as HSBC evaluate loan risks, Hughes said. "There are specific transactions that we arrange - green bonds, green loans, and in those areas, yes, environmental information absolutely impacts," he said. "Do we consider environmental ...