11/19/2020
Maitri rolls out sustainable fixed income strategy
The multi-family office has raised at least $50m for the new offering.
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11/19/2020
Citibank Korea leads efforts to respond to climate change
The latest move is part of the firm's efforts to fulfill the global environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) drive.
11/19/2020
CapitaLand Secures Green Loans in India
The four-year INR6.5 billion ($87 million) green loan provided by HSBC India will be used to finance the development of International Tech Park Pune, Kharadi.
11/18/2020
Investing in sustainable growth: Energy transition
The silver lining is that the call for climate change has simultaneously opened up new investment opportunities.
11/18/2020
Morningstar adds ESG to analysis
For asset managers, the analysts will assess the firm's philosophy and process, resources and active ownership.
11/17/2020
Asia’s ESG funds AUM surge 75% in Q3
The strongest growth was seen in Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea.
11/17/2020
Blackrock in ESG fund push in Singapore
Several other fund managers are expected to roll out sustainable or ESG funds in the Lion City.
11/16/2020
Major life insurers plan to invest heavily in environmental initiatives
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. will adopt the ESG concept by fiscal 2023 for its total assets of ¥36 trillion.
11/13/2020
Shinhan standing at forefront of financial ESG
Since 2017, Shinhan Financial has provided 16 trillion won in financial backing to the nation's eco-friendly industry through loans and direct investment.
11/11/2020
Korea’s sustainable funds see huge inflows in Q3
Morningstar expects growing investor appetite for sustainable funds in Korea to continue, driven by government initiatives.
11/10/2020
Asia investors focus on sustainable investing, Schroders poll finds
Sustainable investing is “taking deep roots here” with greater awareness, according to Lily Choh, Asia Pacific head of institutional and Singapore deputy chief executive officer at Schroders.
11/09/2020
Shinhan Bank joins forces with LS Electric for green energy push
Distributed energy generation is a type of electrical generation that involves deploying a range of small devices linked to the main grid.
11/05/2020
AMP Capital ESG lead jumps to Platypus
She was with AMP Capital for more than five years
11/04/2020
UOB Asset Management launches Sustainable Academy
The Robeco programme comprises two modules, namely Sustainable Investing and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investing, and will cover key topics such as ESG integration, active ownership and measuring the contribution of companies to the UN SDGs.
11/03/2020
Australian Pension Fund Agrees to Settle Landmark Climate Risk Litigation
Under the settlement, REST agreed to align its portfolio to net zero by 2050 and report against the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
11/03/2020
MSIG Asia Champions Biodiversity
This partnership is a step forward to transform our biodiversity concerns into tangible actions by consolidating our on-ground activities
11/02/2020
Water assets wet appetite of ESG investors
Asset has strong defensive characteristics, lower downside and higher upside capture ratios
11/02/2020
BNPP AM to roll out multi-asset ESG funds in Singapore
Several other asset managers are also expected to launch more sustainable products in the Lion City.
10/30/2020
ESG funds outperform Australian sectors
Top of the list overall was large-cap international equities which returned a median of 10.2% followed by growth assets which delivered 7%.
10/30/2020
Half of Singaporean investors think ESG will compromise returns
In a survey of 1,045 Singaporean investors by St. James’s Place Wealth Management Asia (SJP Asia), 53% of Singaporeans believe that they would need to compromise on investment returns in order to invest responsibly.