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UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... year when First Sentier Investors (FSI) announced it has structured a $750 million cash advance facility with a certified green tranche for its Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (GDIF). CBA acted as green coordinator on the deal, and assisted FSI ...

Fintech Bloom Impact to cultivate retail climate investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Management is the investment manager and administrator. It is set up as a managed investment scheme. The fund features a mix of green bonds, publicly-listed stocks and privately-held projects (such as solar farms), the latter of which were only previously ...

Active Super turns to fixed income carbon on road to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... where we're going and this is what we need in terms of data." The methodology will also be used to establish whether green bonds should have a particular weighting or discount for the nature of the underlying assets. "We have a portion of the fund ...

NSW rail operator signs $1.8 billion green sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
A NSW passenger train PPP has become the latest entity to sign a $1.8 billion, 21-year green sustainability-linked loan (GSSL). Reliance Rail, which is responsible for the design, manufacture and maintenance of 78 Waratah passenger trains and the maintenance ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... companies following good ESG practices "resulting in low and/or decreasing carbon intensity," and sustainable bonds, including green bonds, sustainability linked bonds, transition bonds and social bonds. The fund will also use negative screening to exclude ...

Climate change a macro trend, driving secular themes: J. P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... and healthcare products," he added. Overall, investors have gone from asking if equities are too expensive and why aren't bond yields higher, to what do I do when nearly everything is down, said Kerry Craig, global market strategist, J.P. Morgan Asset ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... proliferation of sustainability-lined finance makes its own case for ESG action. "Organisations can tap capital through things like green loans, green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, and these have interest rate differentials which bring a positive ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... commitment to change." Identifying those opportunities comes with fundamental analysis and engagement as well as investing in green bonds and social bonds, Kendall noted. Insight has recently launched an impact strategy. Improvements in data around measurement ...

TCorp issues $1.5 billion sustainability bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... able to get greater utility from the asset pool." The issuance of a sustainability-linked bond, rather than a pure green bond or a pure social bond is driven by investor feedback, Kenna said. "It's evolved from investors wanting green, to investors ...

Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... decarbonize and make the energy transition affordable for all consumers," Fink said. "We need to be honest about the fact that green products often come at a higher cost today. Bringing down this green premium will be essential for an orderly and just ...