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Financial innovation does not always need to look like a new product: it can also be a new framework or a new way of doing business. The financial sector can – and has started to – innovate by enhancing its infrastructure and best practices.
The failure of Australia’s referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament has provided plenty of fodder for soul searching and recrimination. It also asks questions about an issue that comes up relatively often in sustainable finance conversations – the concept of ‘corporate leadership’ – and, to take things a step further, once again highlights what happens when we refuse to have difficult societal conversations.
Greenwashing has become a focus of regulatory and media attention in Australia in recent times, with the investment community well and truly in the crosshairs. Fixed-income investors report an elevated – but manageable – degree of concern.
Greenwashing has become a focus of regulatory and media attention in Australia in recent times, with the investment community well and truly in the crosshairs. Fixed-income investors report an elevated – but manageable – degree of concern.
New Zealand’s business and financial community is aligning with the government’s new Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP). The plan, released in May, sets out a strategy to meet the country’s emissions budget, guiding transition for key sectors such as energy and transport.
By expanding its suite of lending products while retaining a focus on a specific subset of borrowers, Thinktank has been able to achieve diversification and book growth in ways that draw on its deep credit expertise. Ernest Biasi, treasurer at Thinktank in Sydney, discusses the strategy and funding consequences.
Toyota Finance Australia is a familiar name in the Australian corporate bond market. Its Sydney-based treasurer, Ian Pang, reveals the avenues of opportunity available for the business as it provides the funding support for a business that continues to grow, evolve and add diversity of operations.