Managers of Wealth

Multifamily Sector Slow to React to Climate Change Risk

Investors are still buying properties in markets prone to wildfires, floods and hurricanes, betting on insurance and mitigation measures for protection.

Blackrock’s former sustainable investing chief now thinks ESG is a ‘dangerous placebo’

But there are other issues with ESG investing, according to Fancy, including its subjectivity and the unreliability of data and ratings.

Are the ESG values your clients want actually in their portfolios?

Capgemini is introducing new AI tech to help you synch them

Auditors must commit to calling out companies on climate

"It is hard to think of a situation where a robustly independent audit is more vital to society than the climate crisis."

Scepticism provides an opportunity to invest in Asia sustainability

Asia is quickly catching up with the rest of the world on environmental and societal development, says Robeco.

Over a quarter of Scottish investors base investment decisions on environmental impact, Rathbone Investment Management

Over a quarter of Scottish HNWI’s currently base their investment decisions on a business’s impact on the environment (27%) and 26% say that they would choose a company over another based on their good treatment of their employees.

UBS: Sustainable Investing Picks Up in Asia

The number of clients that have invested in sustainable investment mandates or funds have also grown 140 percent over the last 12 months.

Business as usual is over. Get ready for transformational change.

What you need to know about the IPCC's latest climate report and how to respond

Financing for the Future: Surging Sustainable Finance Market Presents Challenges, Opportunities

There is a sense we are now at an inflection point, with climate mitigation and other ESG issues becoming core to investment and business strategies for issuers, borrowers and investors.

Impact investing is sculpting a new and inclusive Africa

Critical Conversations session highlights the power of investors to determine how their capital can be used beneficially

Stonehage Fleming launches sustainable equity fund in SA

The fund will replicate the equity component of the firm’s Global Sustainable Investment Portfolio.

5 tactics to reduce food waste thanks to game-changing start-ups

To get the most out of these products, some start-ups are offering to donate them or reduce the price and sell them on.

KBI Global Investors sees investment opportunities in biodiversity and circular economy

It argues that its methodology has a positive impact.

Attitudes towards sustainable investing are changing in Asia, family office leaders say

Younger generations and public pressure are helping to drive change in portfolio construction

How the Rise of Quant Credit May Finally Bring ESG to the Bond Markets

A look at how the increasing use of complex data by quant credit strategies may drive faster and deeper integration of ESG into the fixed income markets.

'Climate and finance has never seen a more dynamic time'

For many years now, companies just reported voluntarily as a matter of corporate responsibility or brand.

ESG factors to make monetary policy predictions tougher

T. Rowe Price's Quentin Fitzsimmons says to tackle climate change, central banks could make changes to bond-buying programmes.

Portfolios must play their part in reaching climate goals

EdenTree's Patel says investors need to challenge their asset managers to report whether their portfolios are invested to meet the 1.5 degree target.

Climate progress tracker improves on higher carbon prices and electric vehicle sales

The latest reading of Schroders’ Climate Progress Dashboard points to a long run temperature rise of around 3.4 degrees over pre-industrial levels.

Climate, investors and the IPCC’s ‘code red’

The report lays out the stark impact of climate change, coupling data with evidence of flooding, drought and wildfires.

Planet SOS