Managers of Wealth

ESG reporting: Getting started

How well does your existing ESG reporting satisfy investor and other stakeholder interests, and how does it compare with your competitors?

Climate-related Financial Reporting to be mandatory from 6 April 2022

The new mandatory regime will exist in addition to the Listing Rule provisions, which already require companies admitted to the Premium segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange to report in line with TCFD or explain why they have not.

How Pictet’s water fund hit €9bn in assets through performance

Last year was particularly beneficial for the strategy, as investors turned towards late-cyclical stocks and environmental themes.

ESG: the next mis-selling scandal?

Plus, taming the buyout barbarians, gold outperforms, and farewell PJ O’Rourke

Stonehage Fleming partners with Thrive Jersey to support “GROW” initiative

GROW is an inclusive outdoor community project that plants, nurtures and harvests the widest array of fresh produce to be distributed to those on the island who do not have ready access to nutritional food.

Schroders expands suite of UK-based sustainable thematic strategies with the Digital Infrastructure Fund

With Environmental, Social, and Governance factors at the core of the investment process

You can’t spell IPO without ESG

ESG continues to gain momentum in the investment world as well.

The Open Protocol’s New Crypto and ESG Requirements: Are You Ready?

The current case in point is the October 5, 2021 announcement that effective April 1, 2022

2022 Predictions: What’s on the horizon for the environment?

We are likely to see regulations implementing the outcomes of the consultations carried out in 2021 in the course of this year.

Green investing: the risk of a new mis-selling scandal

ESG funds are popular, but research has found the sector is rife with greenwashing. Lawyers warn a reckoning is coming

Barclays signs 10-year Power Purchase Agreement for UK operations with bp

Agreement will see Barclays sourcing a greater proportion of its UK electricity demand from renewable sources whilst increasing the UK’s zero-carbon energy capacity

Net Zero and New Targets: Coutts Invest takes big steps on sustainability

New changes mean at least half the underlying investments of our digital service work towards net zero carbon emissions, and there are tough restrictions on tobacco and weapons companies.

Big banks continue to pump money into coal projects

Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel and phasing it out is a key part of global efforts to slash climate-heating pollution and meet international goals.

Clean Energy Finance Corporation spins off $200m private sector fund

The CEFC will own 30 per cent of the newly created Virescent Ventures, which launches on Friday.

Schroders Climate Progress Dashboard: Slow progress despite COP26 commitments

The long-term increase in temperature the world is currently heading towards has fallen again, albeit at a slow pace, following the commitments made at last year’s COP26 conference in Glasgow, Schroders Climate Progress Dashboard has found.

BlackRock launches new range of ESG equity index funds for UK Wealth Market

The UK is entering a period of accelerated growth for indexing across wealth portfolios.

The Ratings Radar Show: Mike Fox – king of ESG investing

The Royal London Asset Management has been walking the walk in ESG for longer than most others – and providing investors with great returns along the way

The state of sustainable investments 2022: Key takeaways

The ability to measure relevant ESG performance is essential to improve the sustainability performance of your portfolio.

ESG commitment increasingly important to retail investors

Oxford Risk’s study found one in three (31%) of clients rate their current adviser’s commitment to ESG highly or very highly.

The net-zero transition: What it would cost, what it could bring

Each of the six articles highlighted on this page provides a detailed look at aspects of the net-zero transition.

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