CBA and Northern Trust trade Australia’s first green repo
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CBA and Northern Trust trade Australia’s first green repo 14 December 2021Australia Reporter: SFT
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has completed its first green repo transaction, a A$50 million (US$36 million) trade conducted with Northern Trust.
This green repo trade represents an agreement to exchange general collateral for cash, with the cash raised in the transaction being allocated towards CBA’s portfolio of green loans. This green repo trade has a tenure of 1 to 12 months.
Andrew Hincliffe, CBA’s group executive for institutional banking and markets, says: “Building efficient, smart, green infrastructure is critical to creating the economy of tomorrow and advancing Australia’s transition journey. Innovative financial products have a key role to play in this journey, allowing more capital to be directed to the assets that will drive the transition.”
Leon Stavrou, Northern Trust country chief executive in Australia and New Zealand, says: “As the first of its kind in Australia, participation in the Green Repo product launch reinforces Northern Trust’s commitment to sustainable investing and innovation.”
Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bond Initiative, says: “This latest transaction is embedding international best practice on standards in a new green product, a combination increasingly sought after by institutional investors.
“It opens another positive pathway for increasing capital flows into low carbon activities and transition solutions in the real economy.”
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