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Two thirds of NNIP's assets integrate ESG
22 August 2019Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners (NNIP) is currently integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into 66% of its strategies, accounting for €176 billion ($195.3 billion) in assets under management (AuM).
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The ESG data files - part four: fixed income data
21 August 2019While the availability of sustainability-related data for fixed income investments is catching up with that for equities, much progress remains to be made, Michael Hurley is told
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Most ASEAN banks still financing coal power and deforestation, says WWF
21 August 2019The vast majority of banks in south-east Asia are still financing ‘unsustainable’ activities such as coal-fired power and deforestation, says WWF.
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French banks 'not satisfactorily prepared for climate risks'
19 August 2019French banks have not demonstrated that they are satisfactorily prepared for the impact of climate change on their loan books, despite many of their asset management arms taking a lead on the issue, an asset manager has warned.
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Sustainability reports should be mandatory, say investors
14 August 2019More than 80% of investors “support legal mandates requiring companies to issue sustainability reports” and two-thirds of company executives agree with them, according to a survey by consultancy McKinsey & Co.
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Warsaw Stock Exchange to launch ESG index
13 August 2019The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) will publish a new index, incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into the exchange's largest stocks.
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Japanese regulator to review stewardship code for institutional investors
13 August 2019Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is to review the Japanese stewardship code to solicit more effective stewardship activities by institutional investors, according to commissioner Toshihide Endo.
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ING launches sustainability-linked swap contract
13 August 2019ING has structured an interest rate swap in which the payments by the client will be determined, in part, by an assessment of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) achievements.
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Partners Group adds to Australian wind portfolio
12 August 2019Partners Group, a private markets investment manager with about €80 billion ($91 billion) under management, has made a fifth major commitment to Australia’s renewable energy market.
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Morgan Stanley Investment Management fund identifies plastics as engagement priority
02 August 2019The reduction of plastic waste has been identified as an engagement theme by the managers of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM)’s Global Sustain fund.