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ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... labelling system relative to individuals' views." Higgins pointed overseas regulation, specifically the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which provides harmonised rules for markets and financial products that effectively defines funds ...

CEFC, CBA finance plastic recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Commonwealth Bank will finance a plastics recycling facility, its first commitment under the Australian Recycling Investment Fund. The CEFC will commit up to $16.5 million in debt finance to a new polyethylene ...

Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... their clients. At Hejaz Financial Services, our network of advisers receives in-depth, specialised training on Islamic finance and Sharia-compliant practices, enabling them to better service the unique needs of the community. There is a real niche for ...

Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... self-regulation. In February 2021, a self-regulatory code of conduct came into effect for BNPL providers via the Australian Finance Industry Association. Under the code, transactions above $2000 will require credit checks including income and expense ...

Wesfarmers taps former Coca-Cola Amatil exec for board role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... strengthens the Board's mix of skills, knowledge and experience, including in the areas of retail, sustainability, strategy, finance, and people and culture."

ASX in running to develop Australian carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... futures may be particularly advantageous, because a transparent forward curve can help carbon project developers access finance and make investment decisions," the spokesperson said. "These arrangements can be rapidly deployed to provide the CER with ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
IFM investors has hired Ashley Kopczynski as associate director, responsible investment. Kopczynski comes to IFM from Janus Henderson, where he worked as associate portfolio manager - credit and ESG and as credit analyst. Prior to that, he worked for ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
An ASX-listed company has become the latest to foray into sustainability linked finance with a $1.5 billion sustainability linked loan. Ramsay Health Care has inked the first and largest syndicated SLL by a healthcare provider in Asia Pacific. The $1.5 ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... businesses. The SLB takes those commitments and extends them further, said Wesfarmers executive general manager group finance Luigi Mottolini. "These bonds have seven- and ten-year tenors, whereas the CBA bilateral loan has a shorter timeframe," Mottolini ...

Charter Hall hires group head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... experience officer Natalie Devlin. Cole has more than 20 years' experience in sustainability real estate, sustainable finance, ESG integration and public policy creation. He is currently the chair of PCA's National Sustainability Roundtable, the ...