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Investors driving impact demand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... also have stories, and I think that's where impact investments start to come in." Speaking to the growing demand for green bonds and green bond funds, Christensen highlighted that the emergence of products like green bonds allows advisers to tell the ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... five years there have been 96 reported impact investments in Australia, 36 of those were made in FY15 alone, with green bonds dominating a sharp increase in the $1.2 billion dollar industry. For financial advisers, understanding client interests and ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... five years, with the majority of FY15 investment transactions comprising debt finance to social enterprises, with green bonds issued by major Australian banks dominating the increase in dollar value of investment in FY15. "The data reveals a diversity ...

Socially responsible XTBs hit ASX

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... today. In response to growing demand for socially responsible investment options, the 'green' XTBs are over fixed rate green bonds from ANZ and NAB, labeled 'green' as the bond issuer must only use the bonds for purposes that meet the requirements of ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... delivering significant renewable energy projects and environmentally-friendly infrastructure to Victoria. "Victorian Green Bonds offer investors the confidence of a AAA-rated government security, with the assurance that the funds will be used for ethical ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... have seen a positive client response to RI demonstrated by the increasing popularity of innovative products such as green bonds and the growing interest in impact investing. "There will be continued evidence of the gradual progression of responsible ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... bring expertise in a broad range of financial specialty areas. This includes clean energy infrastructure finance, green bonds, project finance, green asset-backed securities, emerging markets investment and advisory assistance, and approaches to blending ...

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... environmentally friendly business model," AXA IM's report said. Given that 2015 was the fourth consecutive record year for green bonds issuances, AXA IM said this year will signal a need for selectivity. It said corporates are now the number one issuers ...

Green bonds set to soar despite policy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... Paribas head of global markets James Hayes said. The Climate Bonds Initiative estimates that the funds sitting under green bonds will jump from the US$37 billion ($49.5 billion) issued in 2014 to US$100 billion ($133.8 billion) issued this year. This ...

Australian Ethical backs NAB Climate Bond

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... The Climate Bond aims to raise at least $150 million for renewable energy facilities. Climate bonds - also known as green bonds - aim to tackle climate change by raising funds from fixed interest investors to support investment in environmentally friendly ...