Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Can the Pacific become the world’s first fossil-fuel-free zone?

With key reforms, Pacific states could move toward cleaner, more affordable sources of energy that eventually eliminate fossil fuels completely.

Guarding against the coronavirus, sustainably: Are reuseable face masks the answer?

Surgical masks have gone out of stock in supermarkets and pharmacies all over the world, while desperate consumers searching online for masks have reported incidences of profiteering and scams.

Hedge fund investors increasingly keen on ESG investing

The study covered 135 institutional investors, hedge fund and long-only managers with total assets of USD6.25tr in 13 countries/territories, including Hong Kong.

China Development Bank could be a climate bank

Partly as a consequence of its size, CDB is also the biggest green project financer of the major development banks, deploying US$137.2 billion in climate finance in 2017; almost ten times more than the World Bank.

Fidelity brings water and waste fund to Singapore

Several asset managers have brought ESG or sustainable funds to the Lion City.

MAS to Broaden Range of Climate Risks Included in Stress Tests

MAS is in fact a founding member of the global Network for Greening the Financial System

Real market signals are still a must on climate

Mr Morrison hit back at claims – amplified by the bushfire crisis – that Australia is a climate laggard.

Environmental issues dominate threat list

The challenges before us demand immediate collective action, but fractures within the global community appear to only be widening.

Firms need more help to innovate and go green: KPMG

Its Budget wish list includes incentives to spur tech adoption, make buildings greener

How to Change Course on Climate

The situation is dire, but it’s not too late.

Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg is saving the planet AND reshaping the global investment industry

Her comments at the elite meeting in the Swiss mountain town came just before U.S. President Donald Trump – a global warming sceptic – was due to make a keynote address.

China’s Embrace of ESG Is Threat to Real Sustainable Investing

Such investing has also reached the shores of China.

Aberdeen Standard Investments - 2020 outlook

Aberdeen Standard Investments sees structural growth opportunities in Chinese equities and emerging market bonds in 2020.

Standard Chartered Private Bank launches ESG Select to strengthen fund selection process

Sustainable investing is becoming a mainstream consideration for many investors and ESG products are increasingly accessible in this nascent space.

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

"The political landscape is polarized, sea levels are rising and climate fires are burning," he said.

Nomura Asset Management Awarded Mandate for ESG-Integrated European Corporate Bond

Fixed income investing incorporating ESG is an advanced initiative in Japan.

Financiers Lend Hand in Australian Wildfire Relief

Jefferies will also collect donations from staff globally and the firm will match both pools of contributions.

Pictet promotes an environmental theme

The Geneva-based asset manager believes that strong investment returns can be earned without damaging the planet.

CBA buys Shane Warne’s baggy green to raise $1 million for bushfire relief

Shane Warne made his cherished baggy green cap available for auction earlier this week to raise money for the bushfire appeal.

The country will become the first emerging market country to do so

BNM said its paper serves as guidance to “facilitate financial institutions in identifying and classifying economic activities that could contribute to climate change objectives”.

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