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Westpac prices climate bond at $500m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... said "A leading Australian bank, [with] all Australian assets, going to international markets with a best practice green bond offering is a major development. Westpac has a high global profile on sustainability issues; this move into green bond markets ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Investors must rethink their investment approach and look to the long term if they wish to achieve their target returns, according AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, AXA IM identified a number of evolutionary trends ...

NAB launches asset backed green bond

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... transaction for FlexiGroup. It represents Australia's first Australian-dollar denominated, publicly offered asset-backed green bond and the world's first "Climate Bond Certified" ABS transaction to meet the criteria for certification under the Climate ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
A consortium of global financial institutions and investors has announced a new partnership under the Catalytic Finance Initiative (CFI) to direct $8bn towards "high-impact sustainable investments." The group of seven has pledged capital and expertise ...

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
Impact investments are seen as the next wave to flow from the global trend of purchasing alternative assets to help build responsible investment portfolios. In its 2016 Responsible Investment Outlook, AXA Investment Managers said impact investing will ...

Green bonds set to soar despite policy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
The green bond market is expected to triple as investor demand for the vehicle grows, even in countries where policy does not favour renewable energies, BNP Paribas said. "Investment in green infrastructure is increasing at a rapid rate, here and overseas," ...

ANZ taps clean investing with green bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
Clean investing gains momentum in Australia as ANZ issues its first green bond and Local Government Super (LGS) joins the global Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC). ANZ's first green bond will fund projects that have positive environmental or ...

Australian Ethical backs NAB Climate Bond

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... "Australia is in a prime position to expand investment in the renewable energy sector. We see the development of a healthy green bond markets as critical to further catalysing that investment," Vernon said. The Climate Bond proceeds will finance renewable ...

NAB launches Australia's first certified climate bond

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... Australia Bank plans to raise at least $150 million for renewable energy facilities with the launch of a so-called 'green bond.' The NAB Climate Bond is also the first bank-issued bond to be certified in compliance with international Climate Bonds Standards ...

World Bank issues Kangaroo Green Bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
The World Bank has made its innovative Green Bond available for the first time in Australia, with the issue of $300 million worth of five year fixed rate bonds. UniSuper was the cornerstone investor, putting $100 million in the Kangaroo Green Bond ...