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FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
The current climate is pushing the importance of asset allocation to the forefront of building robust portfolios, prompting investment experts to think outside the box of traditional assets. Karren Vergara writes. The importance of making the right ...

CBA commits to bond-structured climate change solutions

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... and green-aligned bond sector in Australia with a new global partnership. The bank, who arranged $1.02 billion of climate bonds into the Australia medium term note market in the 2017 financial year, has partnered with the Climate Bonds Initiative to ...

Australian Ethical Super leads new green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... apply ICPF's green bond proceeds to low carbon building projects that meet the criteria set out in the Climate Bonds Standard," James said. "This is yet another way Investa is proactively responding to investor demand for low carbon economy investment ...

CBA prices inaugural climate bond

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... and international investors," Ling said. "Increasing investor awareness and sophistication will fuel demand for climate bonds, and based on the strong pipeline for renewable and low-carbon projects we expect to see this growth increase in the next five ...

NAB launches offshore green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... initiatives and assets across the UK, Europe, Australia and the Americas. The bond, which is certified under the Climate Bonds Standard, is the bank's second green bond and caters to investors seeking to produce measurable impact, according to NAB executive ...

Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... great news for Queensland as QTC green bonds will assist the government's commitment to the environment and action on climate change to benefit future generations," Pitt said. "It means Queensland will be joining an ever-growing worldwide movement in ...

Socially responsible XTBs hit ASX

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... and NAB, labeled 'green' as the bond issuer must only use the bonds for purposes that meet the requirements of the Climate Bonds International Standards and Certification Scheme. The 'green' XTBs are part of a release of 10 new XTBs released today. Comprising ...

Westpac prices climate bond at $500m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... and sustainability services, Dr Matthew Bell, noted the importance of Westpac committing to meeting the Climate Bonds Standard. "With rapid acceleration of a two-degree economy, there is real value in aligning products and services to a credible standard ...

NAB launches asset backed green bond

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... world's first "Climate Bond Certified" ABS transaction to meet the criteria for certification under the Climate Bonds Standard by the Climate Standards Board. "NAB is naturally excited to leverage and extend its position as Australia's leading debt financier ...

Australian Ethical backs NAB Climate Bond

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... released NAB Climate Bond. 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 ...