Managers of Wealth

Countdown to COP26: How 2021 is a 'make or break' year in the fight against climate change

Postponed from last year due to Covid-19 restrictions

Green Shoots Of Recovery Starting To Bloom by Coutts

Encouraging signs that the economic recovery is gathering momentum boosted investment markets in April

ESG and private debt: The power couple in a post-Covid world?

This surge in ESG-focused investing encompasses private debt, which has also been bolstered by the pandemic and is emerging as one of the fastest growing categories of alternative asset.

It’s not easy being green – but that shouldn’t stop us by Andrew Hauser

The Paper sets out our analysis and proposals in detail.

UBS launches sustainable "Green Mortgage"

UBS is expanding its range of sustainable financial products: UBS Atrium, as the first Swiss real estate platform, is now offering borrowers with a recognized sustainability certificate a discount on a "Green Mortgage".

Liechtenstein royal family backs impact investing

The principality is keen to remake its image after tax scandals

Investing in the future of hydrogen

With an opportunity as significant yet embryonic as hydrogen, successful long-term investments in hydrogen players will require scrutiny and selectivity.

Pandemic as a catalyst for ESG focus

A survey finds that Covid-19 has prompted private-banking clients to turn to ESG for positive impact and risk management.

Asia grasps the ESG baton

Demand for ESG strategies is reaching critical mass among mainstream investors, according to Natixis Investment Managers.

Insurance ESG Framework marks another world first for Guernsey

The framework enables insurers and insurance managers who are members of GIIA to self-certify and work is underway to create a kitemark through a third-party accreditation process.

How rewilding the oceans can lead to a prosperous blue economy

The Scottish experiment with rewilding the ocean is helping to restore aquatic habitats that have long suffered as a result of unsustainable human exploitation.

Investing in our natural capital

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) valued Earth’s oceans at at least $24 trillion, over two-thirds of which is dependent on healthy conditions to maintain its current output3.

BusinessGreen launches new Net Zero Innovate Hub

New content hub to explore critical role of innovation in accelerating the net zero transition

Morgan Stanley exec breaks mold on impact investing

The challenge we were facing is that there's inconsistent data.

National Trust picks Dutch asset manager to run climate mandate

The charity will also provide seeding capital for the asset manager's Climate Global Credits fund.

Northern Trust Asset Management Introduces ESG Vector Score

Industry-first Approach Provides Greater Clarity to Assess a Company’s ESG Related Business Issues

Sustainable Finance Week demonstrates Guernsey’s commitment across range of sectors

Guernsey is strongly committed to the sustainable finance agenda as a member of UN FC4S, the Network for Greening the Financial System and the UN’s Sustainable Insurance Forum.

The increasing role of ESG investments in the race to zero

Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investments represents a third of the assets under management, according to Bloomberg Intelligence

Banking Climate And Competition

Banking and finance are unlikely to be major contributors to carbon emissions in the same way as basic industries or transport.

New report will aid family offices in sustainable investing

WE ARE GUERNSEY Chief Executive Rupert Pleasant added: “The importance of good governance is well understood in Guernsey, and we hope that this guide will help family offices to extend their governance practices to build in sustainability.”

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