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Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A major commercial real estate investor has converted its $1.2 billion lending facility into a loan tied to emissions reduction and gender pay targets. Cromwell Property Group's loan, which includes eight lenders, was developed with the Commonwealth ...

ISS ESG tackles modern slavery exposure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A new modern slavery scorecard will help financiers screen for and disclose portfolio risk. Investors increasingly face regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny regarding the labour practices of their holdings. Issues like forced labour, child labour and ...

Podcast: Researching ESG investment products with Aman Ramrakha

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... side-stepping potential greenwash or unethical business practices can be a rocky road - whether you're an institutional investor, a wholesale investor, or a financial adviser. Here to shine a light on the right path is Aman Ramrakha. With almost ...

AI and crypto mining to drive energy opps: PGIM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The rising consumption of all things digital - cloud computing, artificial intelligence and crypto mining - are giving fund managers new and unlikely sources of alpha in the global energy sector, PGIM research shows. In its investment report titled ...

Pollination targets climate tech start-ups

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... launched a new $150 million fund for clean energy and technology start-ups with the Queensland government as a cornerstone investor. QIC-managed Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund (QVCDF) committed to invest an undisclosed sum in investment ...

Fintech group nabs ESG lead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... compliance and reputational risks and tap into opportunities that drive growth, lower costs and meet evolving shareholder, investor and customer expectations. "We understand we have a platform for impact, and this includes our own ESG Strategy that will ...

abrdn strengthens sustainability function

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... started." Moody will chair the new executive sustainability committee. She joined in 2023 as chief corporate affairs and investor relations officer and chair of the abrdn Charitable Foundation and a trustee of the Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust. The ...

Investors eye energy transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A renewable energy fund manager and developer has snapped up 28,000 hectares of land in NSW, in response to rising demand from both institutional and wholesale investors. Octopus Australia acquired the land to develop a new $3.5 billion 1-gigawatt Merino ...

Podcast: Nature-related financial disclosures with TNFD's Tony Goldner

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
When it comes to ESG, there are so many acronyms. From TCFD to ISSB, GRI and GSSB. But today, we are talking about reporting against the TNFD - that is, the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures. With nature-positive the new buzzword at ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has this week launched the first Green Treasury Bond. The $7 billion sovereign green bonds will mature on June 21, 2034 and settlement will occur on June 14. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche ...