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Aviva launches workplace pension scheme based on ESG funds
04 July 2019Aviva has launched a default workplace pension scheme that will incorporate ESG and ethical considerations, based on the Aviva Stewardship funds.
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The ESG data files - part one, continued: reported data
03 July 2019Investors are demanding an increasing amount of data from companies. What are its strengths and weaknesses, asks Peter Cripps
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UK Green Finance Institute 'to boost catastrophe bonds and green mortgages'
02 July 2019Scaling up the catastrophe bond market and the issuance of green mortgages will be among the priorities for the UK's Green Finance Institute, which was officially launched today.
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The ESG data files - part one: reported data
02 July 2019Investors are demanding an increasing amount of data from companies. What are its strengths and weaknesses, asks Peter Cripps
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BlackRock and CPPIB back stewardship code for long-term investors
02 July 2019FCLTGlobal, a non-profit organisation led by institutional investors including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and BlackRock, has released new guidelines that aim to help asset managers become better long-term investors.
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ESG risks increasingly affect insurers' credit profiles
02 July 2019Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks increasingly affect insurers' credit profiles, with European insurers more exposed than those in other regions, according to rating agency Moody's.
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Australian pension fund buys minority stake in Swiss impact firm
01 July 2019Australian pension fund Christian Super has bought a “significant” minority stake in ResponsAbility Investments, a Swiss impact asset manager.
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ESG ratings reflected in sovereign credit spreads, says Hermes
01 July 2019Countries that rate highly on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria benefit from tighter credit default swap (CDS) spreads than those with lower ESG ratings, a study has found.
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KfW green bonds price tighter in the secondary market
01 July 2019Bonds issued by German development bank KfW appear to trade at a slight premium to their vanilla counterparts, Environmental Finance's ESG and Fixed Income conference heard.
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Video: impact metrics should be more comparable
28 June 2019Impact reporting is crucial for investors as they gain access to transparent information about where their money go, how they are using them and what is the impact or their investments, according to Angela Brusas, Senior Funding Manager at Nordic Investment Bank.