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Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... banks, is the subsector responsible for the biggest impact on nature. The report, which focuses on aligning Australia's banking with the Global Biodiversity Framework, identifies six lending practices that act as barriers to protecting and restoring ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... first SLL in the Australian student accommodation sector, said CBA executive general manager for global institutional banking coverage Deborah Leerhsen. "With this SLL, Scape is embedding its ambitious sustainability strategy in its financing by tying ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... co-founder of Bank.Green said Fossil Free Certification "is the simplest way to signal to customers, professionals in the banking sector, and the general public that a sustainability-conscious financial institution is putting its money where its mouth ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... currently chairman of Invest Victoria. Throughout his 30-year career, he has served in senior executive and board roles across banking and financial services, management consulting and postal services, including as managing director and CEO of Australia ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... scientists and so draws on international reference scenarios given their common use within international policy and central banking institutions. The RBA's analytical framework is under continued development. The Department of the Treasury alongside ...

Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) has announced the creation of the role of chief sustainability officer with current head of sustainability Mike Ng stepping into the role on 1 August. The new role will lead the transition to net zero ...

Executive appointment roundup: State Street, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... March. Simon Reid has been named director, based in Melbourne, and joins from ANZ Group Treasury. Reid has 18 years of banking experience, most recently as director, group funding, where he was actively involved in ANZ's sustainability bond issuance ...

ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... March. Simon Reid has been named director, based in Melbourne, and joins from ANZ Group Treasury. Reid has 18 years of banking experience, most recently as director, group funding, where he was actively involved in ANZ's sustainability bond issuance ...

World first $1.6bn Climate Bonds green loan: QIC and Vector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... capex facilities may be re-allocated over time via formal agreement. MUFG Bank Ltd, National Australia Bank Ltd, Westpac Banking Corporation and Westpac New Zealand acted as joint sustainability coordinators on the transaction. The deal is the first ...

Executive appointment roundup: First Sentier, MaxCap, Northcape, Federated Hermes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... research on a range of sustainability and sustainable investment related topics in partnership with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Kate Turner, FSI's global head of responsible investment ...