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Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... weigh ethical responsibility with protecting against financial risk. While most geopolitical risks do not affect capital markets significantly, they do affect downstream supply chains which can have an impact on portfolios. Globalised supply chains mean ...

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability best practice and infrastructure planning, Lucchese worked for AECOM, the EU Commission, the UK's Capital Markets Union and the UN Global Compact's Cities Program. Lucchese has been influential in the development of responsible ...

MLC Life hires from U Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability best practice and infrastructure planning, Lucchese worked for the EU Commission, the UK's Capital Markets Union and the UN Global Compact's Cities Program. Before arriving at U Ethical, she worked as an ESG consultant with MSCI ...

Larry Fink letter urges pragmatism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... most effective tool to help countries meet their energy needs, including decarbonisation, affordably, Fink said. Capital markets have the power to help ensure the transition is "fair" and bring down the "green premium". "Decarbonisation and energy security ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... €279 billion has been achieved as of the end of 2023, including cumulative financing volumes of €119 billion, capital markets issuance volumes of €144 billion, and €46 billion AUM. Additionally, DWS, the firm's asset management business, reached ...

ISSB publishes jurisdictional guide, seeks experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the globe are taking steps to support globally consistent and comparable sustainability-related information for capital markets, adopting ISSB Standards into their legal and regulatory frameworks as companies opt to voluntarily apply the standards in ...

NAB negotiates green loan with US-based renewables developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in the credit facility. KeyBanc Capital Markets served as the coordinating lead arranger while NAB, Natixis, MUFG and CIBC served as joint lead arrangers. CIBC acted ...

Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... increasingly important for sustainability assurance, as quality sustainability information becomes more relevant to capital markets, consumers, corporations, governments and society. The draft on International Ethics Standards for Sustainability Assurance ...

A rising tide for blue bond investment: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... bluewashing, the International Finance Corporation has created guidelines for blue finance, building on the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA)'s principles and guidelines for sustainable bond issuance. Beyond that, ICMA has also updated ...

World Bank breaks record with US$5b sustainable development bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... sovereign, supranational and agency (SSA) market in US dollars in 2024. Lead managers were Barclays Bank PLC, BMO Capital Markets, BNP Paribas, and Citigroup Global Markets. Listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the bond pays a semi-annual coupon ...
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