Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Net zero goal needs more alignment

More ambitious and aligned policies are needed to achieve the Paris agreement targets – and to enable investors to make a bigger impact, according to Aberdeen Standard Investments.

Companies step up: Public-private partnerships for social good proliferate across Asia

As Asia faces a formidable decade ahead due to the fallout of Covid-19 and climate change, governments are recognising they cannot meet social needs alone.

Linking executive pay to ESG goals

Public pressure and changing norms are paving the way for business leaders to be paid based on a new set of criteria.

Beware of ESG bubble, says ex-chair of world’s biggest pension fund

“The GPIF needs to go back to its roots, and think about how to analyse if ESG is really profitable, as well as how to evaluate and standardise ESG, ” he said in an interview.

Active Management and Sustainability Key to Navigating Investment Challenges in the Age of #TheZero

The panellists also set the scene for the rest of the two-day conference, ‘Solving the Problem of #TheZero: Present and Future’, highlighting the forces and solutions that can help investors navigate a world of very low global interest rates a

Korea’s KIC puts greater emphasis on ESG since Covid-19

KIC started issuing the yearly ESG report in 2020.

FATF Issues Report on Money Laundering Linked to Environmental Crime

This FATF Report identifies methods that criminals use to launder proceeds from environmental crime

MUFG board beats back climate resolution as activists falter in Japan

Japanese boards have benefited from the backing of domestic institutional investors that tend to defer to management

Under 25s are nearly half of all new investors, but are their needs and wants being met?

Young investors have aligned with increasing investment in ESG and it has been a common stereotype that they don’t really care about money.

Path to Net Zero Riddled with Potential Pitfalls

This is the first in a series of thought leadership pieces on net zero that S&P Global is releasing in conjunction with Earth Day.

China’s proposed ESG disclosure rules could go further to meet foreign investors’ needs, asset managers say

Better ESG disclosure would facilitate allocation of more funds to mainland-listed shares as sustainable investing continues to gain traction among investors, fund managers say

MAS awards green investment mandates

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will channel $1.8bn into climate-related investment opportunities.

Singapore central bank allocates US$1.8 billion for climate investments

“By exercising their shareholder rights through voting, engagement, and escalation, our external managers can influence their investee companies to address climate risks and shift towards more sustainable practices,”

More ASX 200 CEOs being forced out for ESG reasons

Front and centre is the growing focus – across business, government and society – on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors.

SGX launches the world’s first ESG REIT derivatives

The underlying Nikkei ESG-REIT Index uses tilt methodology to adjust the weights of constituents using ESG ratings as evaluated by the GRESB, the global ESG benchmark for real assets.

The race to net-zero: why it matters

The economic framework in which we have operated for decades is becoming obsolete.

The rise of ESG and why it matters to everyone

The involvement of global institutions began in 2000 with the publishing of the UN Millennium Development Goals aimed at tackling poverty.

"Being the Change We Want to See: A Sustainable Future" - Speech by Mr Ravi Menon

Concerted action is necessary for the world to make the transition to a sustainable future.

Active consultation drives ESG returns in China

Investors should aim to build rapport with management teams in China as a key way to effect positive ESG change and reap the rewards, says Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI).

Asia’s booming ESG funds will take off if China improves disclosure standards, say asset managers

Funds managed with strategies linked to companies’ ESG performance doubled in Asia to US$25 billion last year from US$12 billion in 2019, according to JPMorgan

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