Managers of Wealth

UBP joins UK fund platform for impact investing

The Big Issue’, UBP will make its Positive Impact Equity fund available to UK retail investors.

Ex-AllianzGI EMD chief joins family office

This marks a return to the industry for Saichin

Can blue finance save the oceans?

Blue bonds and other novel financial devices may fund conservation projects that have until now been off-limits.

Chinese banks risk supporting soy-related deforestation, report finds

What’s more, Gillespy said, “These figures are only set to grow with China’s increasing reliance on soy imported from Brazil.”

HSBC GAM to launch EM green bond fund

The fund will have IFC as an anchor investor and the managers will look for non-financial sector green bonds issued by developing countries.

UK govt to help savers invest in good under new initiative

So-called impact investing - which marries social and environmental outcomes with financial returns – has grown rapidly over the past decade, but the sector tends to be mostly accessible to large or institutional investors.

Climate change could devastate financial system, experts warn

Van Lerven said that central banks need to “step up to the urgency” of their warnings on climate change.

The myth of climate wars?

This nuance is important, not least for the sake of accountability: climate change must not be used to duck responsibility for resolving or averting violent confrontations.

Bahamas Commits To Sustainable Tourism

A large number of affiliate members, regional and international organisations, and special guests attended the event.

Hedge funds making progress, but slow to adopt ESG

. The balance of asset owners surveyed don't have a hedge fund ESG policy.

The top 1% income earners are mostly responsible for climate change, but not the 1% you are thinking of

Renewable energy expert Nabeel Ismeer explores how the world’s top income earners can affect the economy, workplace and the government, and what they can do to use their influence as a force for good.

Guernsey forges green finance collaboration

Guernsey Finance Deputy Chief Executive, Strategy, and Chair of Guernsey Green Finance, Dr Andy Sloan, said the Green Finance Initiative team, and Sir Roger in particular, had been incredibly supportive over the last two years.

Climate change inaction poses US$1 trillion risk for investors

Four out of the top ten most high-risk locations to extreme weather are in China, a new report by the United Nations Environment Finance Initiative has found.

Green growth: four WMs reveal their ESG approaches

Here's how Switzerland's asset managers are handling the rise of ESG investments.

Report highlights structural shift in sustainable investing

Investing responsibly is gathering momentum across the globe, though Asia still lags far behind Europe, but this may change as Asia’s wealth shifts over to millennial investors

New Global Impact Investing study from KBI Global Investors

Significant appetite for Further Education and Training in Impact

Why sustainable investing is the best job ever

A career in finance is rarely what we dream of when we are children. But forget being a rock star, a football pro or a contestant on Love Island. Here’s why working in sustainable investing is the best job. Ever.

Green bonds rose 40 per cent in the first quarter backed by corporate issuance

The green sukuk market remained nascent, with issuances largely coming from South East Asia

ESG rating agencies fulfil the need for knowhow

They can be controversial and they may not agree . . . but M&A is booming

ESG a Game-Changer – But Plenty Still to be Done…

One of the trends according to panellist Sachin Vankalas, Director of Operations & Sustainability at LuxFLAG, is that an increasing awareness of ESG is driving demand in this investment category

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