Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Climatescope 2019 by BloombergNEF

Rapidly growing nations that today are just as rapidly expanding their carbon footprints must reach net zero emissions by 2050.

Carbon Neutral Isn’t Enough

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says average global temperatures cannot be allowed to exceed

Green Finance for a Sustainable World" - Keynote Speech by Mr Ong Ye Kung

Minister for Education, Singapore and Board Member, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at SFF x SWITCH 2019 on 11 November 2019

Asian ESG investing scene still lags behind other regions, says HSBC

This compares with 96% of investors and 97% of issuers in Europe and 100% of investors and 98% of issuers in the US.

PE Panorama: US a laggard on ESG

Some 89% of respondents have an ESG policy in place, and the 11% who don’t, manage less than US$5 billion.

Water risks should be incorporated into investment processes

The report also identified a number of water risks which may be ignored by investors but which should be brought into processes.

Why ESG investing is a fiduciary duty of asset managers

Despite industry debate, Japanese government pension fund is strongly proactive in adopting ESG investing

China companies worst in Asia for environmental sustainability, Hong Kong firms fare best—report

The failure of China’s largest corporations to meet waste management and emissions reductions targets have given them the lowest score in a ranking of how companies report their environmental impact.

Thailand pension fund to integrate ESG criteria into equity investments in 2020

By the first quarter of 2020, GPF targets to use an ESG lens for all of our investments in the Thai market across equity classes including real estate, private equity and infrastructure,” he says in a statement on November 1.

OCBC is now coal-free: Singapore bank drops out of final coal project

The bank’s move away from the 1,200-megawatt Vung Ang 2 coal plant in Vietnam has been praised by environmentalists, who say that unlike rivals that have claimed to stop funding the single biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions

ESG bucks trend of declining growth among world’s largest asset managers

ESG assets rise by 23.3% while overall AUM falls 3% in 2018, according to Global 500 research

China’s investors give more weight to ESG funds

While not top of the list of key qualities, the interest in ESG was far higher than expected.

ESG bucks the trend of declining growth among world’s largest asset managers

Sustainability and the importance of culture in the effective practice of investment organisations were key areas of interest in 2018.

Hong Kong to phase out fossil fuel cars and go all electric over next 20 years, says environment chief

The government’s plan is expected to cover 60,000 car spaces across the city.

Stopping Global Warming Will Cost $50 Trillion: Morgan Stanley Report

Carbon capture and storage, which Morgan Stanley says is the only viable option for reducing emissions from coal-fired plants

Nomura Selected as Member of ICMA’s Green and Social Bond Committee Advisory Council

Nomura is the only firm in Japan selected to serve on the Council and one of only five global underwriters on the 40 member Council.

UBS Wealth adds HY to ESG strategy

The firm has again partnered with Hermes Investment Management to manage a sustainable product that is exclusive for UBS Wealth clients.

Indonesia’s new green fund urged to focus on rainforest protection

The agency could potentially raise up to 800tn rupiah ($56.5bn) for environmental projects, Indonesia’s finance minister told reporters.

MSCI's China benchmark firms improve ESG ratings

According to Xiaoshu Wang, MSCI’s vice president of ESG research, the improvement shows that Beijing’s new laws and policies to promote better ESG practices and disclosure are beginning to have an effect.

Standard Chartered Launches Sustainable Deposit Solution

This follows what the bank claims to be the world’s first SDG deposit product launched in Europe by Standard Chartered in May 2019.

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