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RBA, APRA outline COP26 commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... recently announced that it will purchase green sovereign bonds to encourage the development of local currency-denominated green bond markets in Asia. The RBA will also "conduct analysis to monitor the implications of climate change and related mitigation ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... where the complexity of climate change is not necessarily reflected in the available data." Kendall also noted that the green bond market is "underused". "The inclusion of targets within green bond issuance which track against mitigation and adaptation ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Future Super are backing a corporate-focused green bond. The CEFC and Future Super will invest $25 million each into Artesian's Green and Sustainable Bond Fund. The Green and Sustainable Bond Fund was ...

Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... (SLBs) so instead of being earmarked to an asset along the lines of what we call a 'use of proceeds' product such as a green bond or social bond," said Tessa Dann, a director in ANZ's sustainable finance team. "The sustainability-linked derivative is ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Australian Unity's Green Bond Fund has signed its first superannuation fund investor. NGS Super has invested in the Green Bond Fund as part of its strategy to become carbon neutral by 2030. The Australian Unity Green Bond Fund invests in a combination ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
As the depth and size of the global green bond market has grown in the past decade, it is evolving towards a more regulated definition of "green-ness" and ability to achieve carbon reduction aims, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management. BNP Paribas ...

Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... developer and investment group has become the largest non-bank ASX listed issuer of green bonds to date by issuing a second green bond. Lendlease has issued a $300 million green bond, its second in five months. Its debut green bond was for $500 million ...

Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... much scope for a massive widening over the longer term or a time where you'd have a different credit rating for a green bond versus a non-green bond. You're ultimately taking on the credit risk of the issuer, and that's where the credit ratings ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... a "greenium" in public and private sector bond issuance. The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has released the latest Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market H2 2020 report. Analysis reveals that on average, both EUR and USD green bonds achieved higher ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has developed a carbon transition investment framework to identify and reduce climate risks in corporate bond portfolios. The framework has been developed to assist insurance and superannuation fund clients in particular ...