Archive

  • Pension funds and insurers commit to carbon-neutral investments by 2050

    25 September 2019

    The newly launched alliance is responsible for $2.4trn in investments

  • Japanese regulator to review stewardship code for institutional investors

    13 August 2019

    Japan’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.

  • Major US insurer stops investing in or insuring coal

    09 August 2019

    Chubb's decision reflects the increasing risks in the coal sector as a result of efforts to tackle climate change, argues Dave Jones

  • Allianz X, DWS invest in ESG data provider Arabesque S-Ray

    18 July 2019

    Allianz X, the digital investment unit of Allianz Group, has led the series A funding round for Arabesque S-Ray, a provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data.

  • Dutch financial sector commits to Paris Agreement goals

    11 July 2019

    Fifty Dutch firms have signed a climate agreement committing to help the Dutch government deliver on the Paris Agreement climate goals.

  • ESG in Fixed Income Europe, featuring Green Bonds

    03 July 2019

    Nearly 400 delegates attended the conference, now in its ninth year`

  • Engaging with sovereigns on ESG issues is a challenge, says Allianz

    24 June 2019

    Engagement with sovereign issuers of debt on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is difficult for investors,partly because of a lack of available data, according to investment management giant Allianz Global Investors.

  • People Moves: LuxFLAG, Aviva, LGIM, Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, NAB, Allianz SE and ING

    07 June 2019

    The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG) has appointed Sachin Vankalas as general manager.

  • New UK Impact Investing Institute launches hunt for CEO

    04 June 2019

    An Impact Investing Institute has been launched in the UK to help mobilise a new wave of capital to social challenges, and has announced the hunt for its first CEO.

  • People Moves: BNP Paribas Asset Management, Calvert, AllianzGI, Aberdeen Standard Investments, Kempen and EY

    17 May 2019

    BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has announced Rob Gambi as global head of investments.