09/30/2020
The OECD Business and Finance Outlook 2020 says that ESG investing has grown steadily in recent years, with ESG ratings, indices and other financial products proliferating to meet demand.
09/30/2020
The energy transition is driving the need, but also provides the opportunity to make strategic, long-term investments in renewable energy.
09/29/2020
UBS now recommends sustainable over traditional investments for its private clients, and has seen sharp growth in ESG allocations in APAC.
09/29/2020
“In the US we are seeing the effects of abnormal policies, including big tech names like Apple and Tesla being thrown around on pure speculation in what is becoming an increasingly erratic asset pricing environment.”
09/28/2020
High-emitting region offers big potential for environment-focused project loans
09/28/2020
”The Federal Global Green Bonds Fund, which was launched in 1980 as a conventional bond fund, converted to a green bond strategy in early 2020,”
09/24/2020
The government aims to increase renewable energy usage to 20% of total electricity supply by 2025, from just 5% in 2017.
09/24/2020
Manulife Investment Management has launched a new ESG strategy focused on Asian credit.
09/23/2020
UBS clients in Asia seek sustainable investments in renewed interest for ESG
ESG-linked investments have also outperformed the market in 2020, proving that sustainability has a higher degree of performance resilience.
09/23/2020
Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) today announced the launch of Schroder ISF Sustainable Multi-Asset Income (SMAI), a multi-asset fund for which HSBC Singapore is the exclusive distribution partner.
09/22/2020
The Canadian asset manager is offering an ESG fund focused on Asian credit to Singapore retail investors.
09/21/2020
The report suggests that ratings firms, rather than the bonds they issue, on their carbon emissions would provide more useful information to investors, while also encouraging companies to increase their carbon efficiency at the firm level.
09/21/2020
"Alongside AMP Capital and Adven's management team, we have worked together to establish a strong platform for Adven's continued success, and we wish the new owners, the management team and employees every success in the future."
09/18/2020
ESG, thematic and active ETFs are predicted to see the strongest growth over the coming two to three years as passive ETFs' majority slims, according to the Global ETF Study from JP Morgan Asset Management.
09/16/2020
And part of the world’s response to the pandemic, increasing the urgency of balancing stakeholders in business operations, also looks to be a positive for infrastructure’s outlook
09/16/2020
Two major industry superannuation funds have this week made bold statements about their stance on climate change, but critics argue it may be "virtue signalling" with little substance.
09/16/2020
If approved by Parliament, the new comply-or-explain climate risk disclosure regime could come into effect in 2023 at the earliest.
09/14/2020
Preqin’s latest Markets in Focus Report looks at the innovation being driven by Private Equity and Venture Capital investors in Asia-Pacific.
09/14/2020
Investment in distributed clean energy provides a pathway for accelerated deployment of clean energy even as the completion of large utility-scale projects has been slowed by the Covid-19 economic downturn
09/14/2020
Successful transition of investing can reap huge rewards for both cities