10/01/2019
Over the past couple of decades we have witnessed the introduction of a dramatic number of laws, policies, targets and initiatives across the globe which are imprinting environmental and social considerations into the rules that govern our financial syste
10/01/2019
Transnational initiatives have also been put forward recently in an effort to both harmonise and clarify the nature, breadth and scope of ESG principles and assist multi-governmental efforts aiming to apply them domestically in a coherent manner.
10/01/2019
The fund selector referred to the rise of passive and factor products, increased cost transparency demands and constant lowering of management fees as some of the biggest obstacles the industry is facing.
09/30/2019
HSBC Global Asset Management is looking to raise US$750 million for an emerging market green impact bond fund
09/30/2019
Fund managers at HSBC Global Asset Management can accept or ignore ESG red flags, but they can’t deny the warnings, according to the firm’s responsible investment specialist.
09/30/2019
The speech was aimed at politicians, but if the campaign was to turn its fire on the global investment industry would that be justified?
09/30/2019
AI is seen as a risk and opportunity by 52%, a risk alone by 33% and a pure opportunity by 7%.
09/30/2019
The fund will focus on socially and environmentally friendly firms, and investments will be subject to final checks by SZKB.
09/29/2019
Lord Sales noted in his speech that, based on the current law, "there is much force in the view that directors may and, increasingly, must take into account and accord significant weight to climate change in their decision-making".
09/27/2019
GGFI states that generally standards are improving around the world as ratings of green finance rose in almost all centres for both depth and quality.
09/27/2019
Barbara Zvan, chief risk and strategy officer at OTTP, said the challenge facing the pension industry was no longer about raising awareness but rather how to implement climate change into their organisation.
09/27/2019
Credit Suisse Asset Management's goal is to expand its suite of ESG offerings with an estimated total of over CHF 100 billion of assets under management by the end of 2020.
09/27/2019
With their gift, Caltech plans to construct a new 75,000-square-foot building
09/26/2019
Two organizations partner up on building a roadmap for leveraging the global capital markets to accelerate corporate sustainable transition toward a low-carbon economy
09/25/2019
UBS signed the Principles for Responsible Banking of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative.
09/25/2019
It is especially worrying that the high seas – the two-thirds of the ocean beyond the reach of most national laws – have precious little protection.
09/25/2019
Advisers will have to take each client’s ESG preferences into account when explaining how their investment objectives are met.
09/25/2019
The paper is enriched by a number of testimonials of renowned public and private sector representatives
09/24/2019
The adjustment of the expected rate of return of each financing deal based on its environmental and climate impact provides a strong incentive for Natixis’ teams to favour green financing when assessing deals with equivalent credit risk.
09/24/2019
With the underlying “leaving no-one behind” principle, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are universal and indivisible