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Fossil fuel funding down 20pc: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... on Climate Chaos report found. The report is an annual compilation of financial commitments - lending and underwriting of debt and equity issuances - from the world's 60 biggest banks. It showed that global financing for the fossil fuel industry peaked ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... million in bilateral sustainability linked loan facilities and re-financed $1 billion, bringing its Core Fund's total debt package to $6.3 billion. "Connecting our debt facilities through sustainability linked loan's that are aligned with our ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... performance win the context of wider private market asset classes (private equity, venture capital, real estate, private debt, natural resources and infrastructure), excluding hedge funds. The benchmark assesses more than 1000 ESG funds, as well as impact ...

Two new ETFs for Franklin Templeton

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (FRAR) is an actively managed portfolio of fixed income strategies, investing in debt instruments issued by governments and corporations worldwide. It aims to beat the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index after ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid "new market regime"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investment-grade fixed income, possibly due to expectations of an economic slowdown. "Across all fixed income segments, corporate debt is attracting interest from investors. Corporates were the top choice for investors allocating to investment-grade ...

AI trumps climate as chief risk factor: economists

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... to convert to renewables. "As an investor, this also provides opportunities," Parker said. Large providers of equity and debt capital are "well-placed" to help facilitate the green transition, but "to do it in such a way that we are not compromising ...

Ninety One launches emerging market transition debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Global investment manager Ninety One has launched an emerging market debt strategy that will focus on investing in company issuance that finances the transition to a lower carbon economy. The Emerging Market Transition Debt (EMTD) will aim to provide ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... has a rating of AA+ (Stable) by S&P Global and Aa1 (Stable) by Moody's Investors Service and takes QTC's total term debt raised since 13 June 2023 to $11 billion towards its indicative funding requirement of $14.5 billion for 2023-24. Proceeds ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... extreme and unproductive private wealth into an investment for our common democratic future." The WEF identified inequality and debt, misinformation and disinformation, and climate breakdown as key priorities for the decade ahead.

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... unconventional oil and gas." This comes as BNP Paribas in December announced the launch of its Climate Impact Infrastructure Debt, supported by alignment of its asset management, corporate and institutional banking, and insurance arms. The fund targets ...