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Metrics Credit Partners acquires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... Australian non-bank asset manager to join the Climate Bonds Partnership Programme. Metrics joins the big four banks, the Green Buildings Council of Australia, and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in the Climate Bonds Initiative's (CBI) programme. ...

NAB posts bumper profit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
National Australia Bank recorded a 76.85% increase in cash earnings to $6.56 billion in its full-year results and outlined a new oil and gas policy. The big four bank also report a statutory net profit of $6.36 billion, up from $2.50 billion in 2020. ...

abrdn outlines climate change action plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... capital allocation in line with net zero and to create an investment environment which rewards companies and investors that go green," Bird said. "We also need a proper debate and action on the role of the tax system in the transition. Pricing carbon ...

CFA Institute launches new ESG standard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
CFA Institute launched the Global ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products, a new standard designed to facilitate more accurate evaluation of ESG investment products. The standards are voluntary and can be applied to all investment vehicles ...

Munro Partners launches climate fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... the beginning of their s-curve and have outperformed over multiple market cycles. I'm confident that they will deliver on green decarbonising investments, and they have a track record in this space."

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... financial services organisations are at a great risk of negatively impacting the economy. An example is inappropriately valuing green projects. "These capabilities are not at the level they need to be, and this poses a risk to the financial system and ...

CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
As the COP26 summit approaches Colonial First State (CFS), the NZ Super Fund and Goldman Sachs have announced their commitment to net zero initiatives. CFS announced its alignment to the goals of the Paris Agreement and is committing to net zero emissions ...

Green office buildings command 18% premium

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... be able to flip entire office buildings for a profit as effectively as renovation-loving homeowners, so long as they go green. That is according to new research from Knight Frank, which found office buildings in Sydney and Melbourne with a National Australian ...

U Ethical hires fixed income PM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... financial analysis skills to minimise portfolio risk, while seeking yield," he said. "Furthermore, our growing interest in green and sustainability-linked bonds and Amanda's expertise in this field means she'll be well placed to contribute to ...

HESTA pushes for net zero legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
The federal government's refusal to commit to net zero by 2050 will lead to Australia losing a massive amount of green foreign investment, superannuation fund HESTA warned. At a recent Investor Group on Climate Change event, HESTA chief executive Debby ...