Managers of Wealth

ESMA highlights sustainable finance as a priority for the asset management industry

ESMA stresses that it welcomes feedback and input from stakeholders as it seeks to calibrate the sustainability disclosure framework appropriately.

ESG and Sustainable Investment Outlook

$30 trillion by 2030 on the way to net zero.

Delivering the climate technologies needed for net zero

Developing and deploying climate technologies is critical for the world’s net-zero agenda. Growth could await businesses willing to innovate quickly and to collaborate across value chains.

ESG in commercial real estate: why greener is smarter

In recent years, one of the most transformative shifts in commercial real estate (CRE) has stemmed from ESG, or Environmental, Social and Governance issues.

Using Art to Change the World

Platform Earth’s most recent project involved using Air-Ink, made from particle pollution captured on the streets of India, and asking some of the world’s most celebrated artists, including Rachel Whiteread, Tracey Emin, Shezad Dawood and Bria

Climate Action: A New Competitiveness Paradigm

The carbon price presents an opportunity for companies to gain an edge over the competition

Private Equity Firms Can Be Catalysts in Fighting Climate Change; Here Is How

The study explored the private equity industry’s unique opportunity to be a key driver in fighting climate change.

Anticipating Investors’ ESG Needs

Fund managers would do well to be prepared and get ahead of these needs.

Four Ways Investors Can Act on Climate Change

Climate change presents risks, but there are ways for investors to take part in positive change.

Reporting and Monitoring for ESG

Most ESG reporting is still qualitative.

ESG and war in Ukraine – a new challenge for responsible investors

ESG has been here before and in 2020 (during the COVID-19 pandemic) investors learned quickly that companies that solved problems become highly sought after.

Wealth advisors failing consumers on ESG

Oxford Risk is urging wealth advisers to make better use of technology to provide improved services to clients based around understanding their needs through detailed profiling.

Why Seeking Sustainability Benefits Both Clients and Asset Managers

High net worth individuals have the potential to demand more from banks and other providers of less tangible services

Ninety One launches Global Sustainable Equity Strategy

The newest investment solution by Ninety One uses an assessment of externalities beyond carbon and an appraisal of corporate culture to identify sustainability leaders

Ukraine War: themes to de-risk economies

We believe the war in Ukraine – which is first and foremost a humanitarian tragedy – will likely spur some countries and businesses to reduce long-term risks that have emerged from that conflict.

Schroders completes acquisition of majority shareholding in Greencoat Capital

Schroders is today announcing that it has completed the acquisition of a 75% shareholding in Greencoat Capital, one of Europe’s largest investment managers dedicated to the high-growth renewable infrastructure market.

Going beyond ESG – sustainable investing explained

At Lombard Odier, we are convinced that most, traditional ESG approaches don't go far enough as they have tended to focus on historical and static data.

Accenture Agrees to Acquire Avieco to Expand Sustainability Capabilities in the U.K.

Acquisition will bolster Accenture’s ESG measurement and analytics capabilities as converging standards and increased regulation drive client need for accurate data in decision-making

ESG – Eco-friendly private funds By Mark Cleary

Philanthropy is still key for many of our wealthy clients but we’re seeing a mindset shift in the private investment funds space.

UBS joins the Green Software Foundation as steering member

UBS committed to contribute to a lower-carbon global economy by lowering technology-related emissions.

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