Managers of Wealth

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

The simple, yet elusive, key to fighting the climate crisis

Preserving and restoring forests is an effective step toward mitigating climate change, and comes with a host of other benefits.

Global biodiversity is collapsing, warn scientists

The first global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services has held humans largely responsible for looming mass extinction of species and has urged immediate action to avert disaster.

Unigestion enhances ESG risk management capabilities

It will help Unigestion not only to avoid future ESG-related risks, but also to better exploit new opportunities offered by sustainable investing.

Wealth manager launches positive impact options

In November 2016, Legal & General Investment Management introduced the climate impact pledge to encourage companies to address climate change and transition to a low-carbon economy.

WMs weigh in on the challenges of ESG investing

We talked to four wealth managers about the challenges of ESG investing and how to overcome them.

The Rich Column: the wealthy are increasingly interested in ESG

To a demonstrable majority of present-day advisers, ESG criteria at least appear obvious

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