Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asia ESG ETF assets double to US$2 billion from 2015, Broadridge says

Australia, China and Japan are the three large markets for ETFs focused on environmental, social and governance criteria in Asia

BlackRock launches ESG global bond fund

The fund would aim to offer an access to a core fixed income exposure to global fixed income securities for environmental, social, governance aware investors

China is not the priority for Pacific island leaders – it’s climate change

But local leaders attending the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Tuvalu from August 13-16 are wary their concerns will be sidelined if they become pawns in a wider power struggle.

HKIFA puts forward Green/Sustainable Finance Roadmap for the Asset Management Industry

The current regulatory requirements are not fully conducive to the use of cloud for record keeping purposes.

Renewables are powering to the top, but not for long

The survey found investment confidence in renewables had dropped from 7.1 points out of 10 at the end of 2018, to 6.59 out of 10 in July 2019.

40% of hedge funds now consider ESG

Research shows that sustainability analysis is being embraced by the hedge fund market

UOB PB questions ESG definitions

The bank is also looking at adding ‘liquid private markets’ products to its platform and is steering away from narrow thematic products.

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.

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