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CEFC commits up to $125m in Qualitas property debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made an investment of up to $125 million in a new property debt fund designed to finance the construction and management of energy efficient, low emissions build-to-rent (BTR) residential buildings. Ian ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
The Governance Institute has released a guide aimed at assisting companies that are seeking education on how to consider and report on material exposures to climate change risk. Megan Motto, Governance Institute CEO The Governance Institute has released ...

Hendrik van Calcar steps down as director of Qantas Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Hendrik van Calcar, former head of group finance, planning and analysis at Qantas, has stepped down as director of Qantas Super. van Calcar was elected to the Qantas Super board in 2018 and is credited with "reinvigorating conversations on the considerations ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... impact investments grew from around $1.2 billion in mid 2015 to $5.8 billion at the end of 2017. But the vast majority of finance is for environmentally focused investments: only 4% of the 2017 total or $242 million was socially focused, the interim ...

Frasers Property Australia establishes Sustainable Finance Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Frasers Property Australia has established its first Sustainable Finance Framework, defining an entire portfolio of sustainable assets and designed to support sustainability-linked bonds and loans. Anthony Boyd, chief financial officer, Frasers Property ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... BlackRock wrote in his annual letter in January 2020 that he believes that "we are on the edge of a fundamental reshaping of finance" due to climate change. As a result of these changes, Fink will be "exiting investments that present a high sustainability-related ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... effective responses to minimise risk and optimise opportunities stemming from climate change across the economy. Business, finance and civil society are seeking solutions for the short and long-term. In his 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam, Dr Martin Luther ...

VFMC hires Talieh Williams as head of investment stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Association Australasia and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, and is a member of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative's Sustainable financial system technical working group. "We are looking forward to Talieh adding her expertise ...

CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is providing finance of up to $60 million to Bank Australia for a green home loan program. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The new Bank Australia Clean Energy Home Loan will offer eligible ...

Local Government Super appoints Claudia Bels as board director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Council and the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission. "Claudia brings to the board an impressive track record in law, finance and risk management as well as broad international commercial expertise. She also has extensive experience in strategic leadership ...