Managers of Wealth

Innovative climate finance: UBP partners with the Swiss Climate Foundation

UBP is kicking off the new year with an exciting new partnership.

Investec to Offer Private Bank Clients Solar-Power Financing

We are planning on giving our clients access to multiple providers and exclusive solutions,” the Johannesburg-based lender said a response to questions.

Rothschild & Co backs UK boutique’s new environmental fund

The new strategy will focus on five environmental themes, from resource efficiency to environmental services.

EU Climate Benchmarks and ESG Disclosures Explained

Transparency is our policy.

How to zero in on what matters most to your organization

That’s why it’s crucial to get clear about the unique value your company brings to the table—and how it drives environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) priorities and stakeholder commitments.

The role of ESG and purpose

In this episode of the Inside the Strategy Room podcast—one of three exploring the various challenges around ESG—two experts who have long studied the connection between purpose and ESG explain how to align these commitments and embed the

Scotia Global Asset Management launches Scotia Responsible Investing ETFs

Incorporating these specific ESG factors, Scotia Responsible Investing ETFs are market capitalization weighted and index tracking.

Bordier & Cie joins SolarStratos expedition as main sponsor

The goal of SolarStratos is to demonstrate the huge potential of solar energy by sending a manned, solar-powered aircraft into the stratosphere for the first time in history.

EFG’s 2022 perspectives: Global growth set to continue, inflation to be transitory

Inflation will be the main concern for central banks when setting their monetary policy in the coming year.

Embedding climate risk into banks’ credit risk management

Practical considerations

Record 430 Unlisted Natural Resources Funds in Market in Q4 2021

Asset Class Rebounded Strongly from 2020 and is Building Momentum

EBRD green finance in 2021 hits record 51 per cent of €10.4 billion total

The 2021 green results, a significant increase on the 29 per cent share of total financing in 2020, fall under the EBRD’s Green Economy Transition (GET) approach.

Government taken to court over inadequate climate strategies

Friends of the Earth says the government's "shocking" and "lacklustre" commitments are not enough to deliver a low carbon future

ESG: Sustainability Preferences, Risk and Factors

The investment firm shall explain to the client or potential clients the reasons for not doing so and keep records of those reasons.

Activists behind Shell climate verdict target 30 multinationals

The heads of the companies were being sent letters demanding that they provide plans outlining how they will trim emissions of the heat-trapping gases by 45% from 2019 levels by 2030.

Does Bitcoin belong to your ESG basket?

n a recent call for the alumni of our programs, Pierre-Edouard Wahl walked us through his arguments for the S, the G and the E of Bitcoin.

Climate failure and social crisis top global risks 2022

Top risks are climate crisis, growing social divides, heightened cyber risks and an uneven global recovery, as pandemic lingers on

Towards a Global ESG Disclosure Framework

The ISSB will have a global presence in all regions—the Americas, Asia-Oceania, Europe and the Middle East

Climate funds still going strong

This new regulatory framework has put in the limelight the importance of climate-related considerations for European investors, as did COP26 last month in Glasgow.

Mercedes-Benz seeing strong demand for electrified and high-end vehicles

Mercedes-Benz is making every effort to ensure that surging customer orders can be fulfilled as soon as possible.

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