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Australian Ethical backs NAB Climate Bond

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... 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 projects. Australian Ethical ...

NAB launches Australia's first certified climate bond

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... with international Climate Bonds Standards, a benchmark to assist investors prioritise investments that finance climate change solutions. The climate bonds - or green bonds - are senior unsecured NAB corporate bonds, with proceeds ring-fenced for financing ...

Asset consultants urged to get savvy on carbon risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
The investment risks associated with climate change will give asset consultants a major opportunity to differentiate themselves, but as yet very few are taking advantage of this opportunity, according to Impax Asset Management managing director Bruce ...

Why the eurozone cannot afford cheap oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
I wonder, wonder if there's anyone on this planet that's wishin' and hopin' and prayin' for higher and forever rising crude oil prices - except, that is, for the producers and the sellers of the slick black stuff... and of course, the climate changers. ...

Australian Ethical named best international equities fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... performance for our investors. "We strongly believe that the world will align priorities to combat the risks of climate change, which will present investors with some great opportunities. We are proud to have been recognised by our peers and this award ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... in carbon exposed industries, and less than 2% in low-carbon intensive industries. That is a 55:2 punt against climate change itself, or government action to tackle climate change, or technology, or some combination of those sorts of factors actually ...

Instos get serious about climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... events were the climax of a year in which many Australian investors put their money where their mouths were on climate change. AMP Capital, Hunter Hall, UCA Australia, UniSuper and HESTA all announced fossil fuel screening policies, while Simon Sheikh ...

LGS rejects coal, tar sands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... affected from an investment perspective by a transition to a lower carbon economy as governments act to mitigate climate change. "Climate change is an unarguable scientific reality and one which poses a very real investment risk. Governments around the ...

Don't ditch the RET, instos tell Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... Tony Abbott calling on him to maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET). The call came from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), a body which represents big institutional investors such as AMP Capital, AustralianSuper, Colonial First State ...

HESTA CEO calls for carbon pricing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... reform must continue." HESTA joined 347 other institutional investors in signing the 2014 Investor Statement on Climate Change. Among the signatories were AustralianSuper, Colonial First State, BT, UniSuper and Catholic Super. Catholic Super chief executive ...