Managers of Wealth

Amundi axes State Bank of India green bonds over coal mine financing

The firm's decision follows that of AXA IM in November, and the downgrade of the issuer by NNIP.

Aberdeen Standard Investment Launches Emerging Market Sustainable Development Equity

It is the second fund in ASI’s Sustainable Development Equity range following the launch of the Asian Sustainable Development Equity Fund in August this year.

Financial Wellbeing and Women – Closing the Advice Gap

29% of women think having a financial adviser of the same gender is desirable, compared to just 1% of men.

ESG preferences and MiFID suitability

Investment advisors and portfolio managers will soon be required to incorporate clients’ sustainablity (or ESG) preferences into their suitability assessments – what kind of challenges will this pose?

Sustainable Investing Perspectives - UBS

Our latest monthly issue of UBS Sustainable Investing Perspectives discusses SI equity strategies, why exclusions shouldn’t be an exclusive strategy, and UK's 10-point green plan

New guidance will help family offices embrace sustainable investing

The promotional agency, in collaboration with Ogier in Guernsey, has produced a guide for developing sustainable trust deeds, ‘Sustainable Investing for Private Wealth and Family Offices.’

Climate change and emerging markets after Covid-19

Emerging economies are much more vulnerable to rising global temperatures than their advanced counterparts.

Asia’s UHNWIs say sustainable investment trend is ‘here to stay’

But some investors continue to be sceptical about the benefits of sustainability, according to a Lombard Odier study.

Ex-CS boutique takes CHF 570m stake in renewables firm

The transaction is still subject to regulatory approval.

After Attracting a Record $32 Billion from Abroad in 2019, Clean Energy in Emerging Markets Endures a Rough 2020

BloombergNEF’s annual Climatescope survey illustrates investors’ pre-pandemic appetite for clean energy in developing markets; Chile finishes atop the market ranking

Environment, Sustainability and Governance in Financial Services

This report focuses on how financial organisations can adopt ESG practices and contribute to helping the world achieve a low carbon economic future.

Call for more detail on meeting UK's emissions targets

The new target replaces a previous 53% reduction target that had been outlined for 2030 as prime minister Boris Johnson reiterated his government's intention to "go further and faster to tackle climate change

How to manage different personalities – The theory behind it

As time went by, the model has evolved and is now used mostly as a psychological test in an effort to categorize personalities.

Coutts Plants First Trees of Biggest ‘tiny forest’ in Europe

The Forest of Thanks and Remembrance will combine remembrance with a permanent place of appreciation for all the efforts of frontline workers in the borough throughout the crisis.

ESG excellence – Willis Owen’s first annual review reveals ESG funds outperform across global, UK and Equity Income sectors

“ESG is a fairly broad label and doesn’t need to mean ethical, for example, but could just mean the fund uses ESG in its process, which many do,” he said.

Comment: Ten steps toward effective ESG integration

The explanatory effect of ESG on returns in the context of stock market crises also remains subject to debate.

Sustainable investing is in vogue among wealthy Asians in the Covid-19 world even if questions linger over potential payback

“At the same time, investing in companies with an emphasis on sustainability will be a factor of higher return in the coming years.”

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