Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

US bonds present ESG problem

Investors with otherwise sound ESG integration could be exposed to these companies - especially as many of the companies in question are unlisted.

Aberdeen to manage AIIB’s US$500 million Asia ESG bond portfolio

It will be managed by the asset manager’s fixed income team in Singapore.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Partners With Aberdeen Standard Investments

The Asia ESG Enhanced Credit Managed Portfolio was approved by the AIIB Board of Directors in December 2018. ASI was awarded the contract to manage the portfolio through a competitive bidding process.

Not yet ESG ready

This week, a company with strong fundamentals that did not pass Robeco’s ESG analysis.

Can venture philanthropy turn on Southeast Asia to clean energy?

“Climate change was, and is, the number one threat to all of the things we care most deeply about,” she told her audience at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Conference 2019 in Singapore last week.

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

ESG options tend to underperform over three and five-year periods, Rainmaker said, noting the gap was only 20 and 30 basis points respectively.

Fund managers lag on ESG

The report scored ASX 200 companies based on how they reported on material sustainability and whether the appropriate sustainability data was available in their ASX filings, for 2018.

Aberdeen Standard Investments drives ESG investment in Asia

The move entails the $500m (£398m) AIIB Asia ESG enhanced credit managed portfolio managed by ASI on behalf of AIIB.

BPI establishes green finance framework

In particular, the framework details guidelines for the evaluation and selection of eligible projects, management of proceeds and reporting of any green bonds or loans to be issued by BPI.

Japan and South Korea lag on climate action: UK asset manager

LGIM drops Kepco and others from its environmental, social and governance funds

Asset owners motivated by investment consequences

A new whitepaper has revealed that Asia’s top asset owners are motivated by an increasing recognition that their investment decisions have material consequences for the environment.

Fixed Income is Redefining Sustainable Investing

Despite this tremendous growth, we believe it is still early days, in particular for ESG investing via fixed income.

Sustainability Means Business

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After fending off eco-warriors, Asia Inc finds 'ESG' investors hard to ignore

Japanese banks curb lending to coal plants after pressure from powerful investment funds

Asian wealth moves to discretionary management and ESG investments

The momentum to move wealth into financial assets that covet ESG themes is gathering pace, especially as a more environmentally-aware generation starts to place investments

Is Asia narrowing the ESG gap?

Last month Hong Kong issued its debut green bond and is looking to earn a reputation as a green finance centre.

Chinese banks risk supporting soy-related deforestation, report finds

What’s more, Gillespy said, “These figures are only set to grow with China’s increasing reliance on soy imported from Brazil.”

HSBC GAM to launch EM green bond fund

The fund will have IFC as an anchor investor and the managers will look for non-financial sector green bonds issued by developing countries.

Lack of unified standards is major challenge for green bonds in APAC

Proliferation of standards including international, regional, and domestic standards issued by regulators in China and the EU results in market segmentation

Why using the SDGs as an investment strategy pays off

The SDGs are an all-embracing vision laid out by the UN to improve global welfare, and investment strategies incorporating these aims have proven long-term success

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