Managers of Wealth

Carbon removal: an historic investment opportunity

Impact Investor speaks to carbon removal experts to understand the investment opportunities in a nascent but fast-growing industry

Asset managers are facing hundreds of ESG fund downgrades

A number of prominent asset managers have already resorted to downgrades following guidance from the EU.

‘No client ever asked me if a fund is managed by a diverse team’

An advisor shares her opinion of Citywire’s Alpha Female Report 2022.

Could Charles become the Climate King?

A true environmentalist who has often spoken of his love for nature, King Charles is also aware of the carbon footprint made by a person in his position.

Unlocking decarbonisation – the rise of low price, clean energy

As delegates gathered for the conference, the UK experienced record-breaking high temperatures, breaching 40 degrees Celsius for the first time.

Pictet to run new timber fund for Quilter MPS

The Quilter Investors Timber Equity fund, a sub-advised mandate managed by Pictet Asset Management, has been added to the firm’s WealthSelect MPS offering.

Asset managers call on governments to mandate climate transition plans

The groups indicated in the statement the above actions are consistent with a just transition that limits global temperature rises to 1.5°C.

Like learning a new language: How UBP’s Ulrich got his head around ESG

Jason Ulrich might not have been championing sustainable investing for decades, but he is learning fast in an industry that continues to change every year.

GAM : set net zero targets for 2030 in countdown to COP27

07 September 2022 GAM set net zero targets for 2030 in countdown to COP27

Morningstar Simplifies ESG Investing with New Investable World

Data-driven digital experience highlights opportunities and trade-offs facing investors, with striking differences across managing ESG risk and making a sustainable impact

Can plastic-eating enzymes solve the recycling problem?

Today — as plastic clogs our oceans, flows from landfills and sends plumes of smoke into the atmosphere in the rush to burn it — attitudes are a little different.

SS&C Intralinks Survey of EMEA M&A Dealmakers Finds ESG Value Continues To Increase

The results are clear: dealmakers in EMEA have broadly accepted the importance of ESG in M&A

The wealth management & private banking companies leading the way in ESG

We aggregated thousands of records from GlobalData's proprietary themes, jobs, deals and patents databases to identify the most active companies in the area of ESG in the wealth management & private banking sector.

Why sustainable investors may rue being too passive

Passive sustainable funds are growing strongly. But investors in these funds are at risk of a mismatch between what they expect and the reality of what they receive.

UBS signs 10-year dear with Climeworks on carbon removals programme

Banking giant UBS has signed a 10-year agreement to support the scale-up of direct air capture carbon removal technologies from Climeworks, as it builds towards its net-zero target for 2050.

UBS collaborates with neustark and Climeworks for removing CO₂ from the atmosphere

These long-term commitments provide planning security for this important industry, help to scale these technologies and also send a strong signal to the market.

Finance Swiss old-age pensions by falling trees?

The Swiss Pension Fund Association raises an objection.

Issue planned for the Credit Suisse Real Estate Fund Green Property

Detailed information about the transaction, including volume, issue price, and subscription ratio, will be announced shortly before the capital increase.

UBS teams up with Swiss carbon-removal specialists

Over the next 13 years, 39,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide will be removed by UBS’s collaboration with Neustark and Climeworks.

Schwyz company launches 'Swiss Climate Scores' ESG ratings

These also take into account how a company develops in terms of sustainability.

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