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France's largest insurers looking for climate-conscious asset managers
19 November 2019Three mandates totalling €500m open for tender
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UK Investment Association draws up responsible investment framework
18 November 2019The UK Investment Association (IA) has drawn up what it claims is the first industry-agreed framework and definitions for responsible investment.
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Insurers and pension funds plan increase in real asset holdings
23 October 2019European insurance companies and pension funds expect to increase their allocations to real assets over the next 12 months and 90% say environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues will be an important consideration in these investments.
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Spurring sustainable investments with capital charges
23 September 2019As sustainability makes its way into regulation, the question of capital charges punishing 'brown' investments or incentivising 'green' investments has come to the fore. While regulators are asking for risk-based evidence, stakeholders are not all in agreement on how to proceed. Vincent Huck reports
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People Moves: Aviva, MN, WWF, Schroders
20 September 2019Aviva Investors has recruited Ed Dixon for its newly created position of head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) real assets.
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Aviva Investors launches equity climate fund
18 September 2019Aviva Investors has launched a European equity climate fund which aims to take advantage of opportunities arising from the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Integrate climate risk now, insurers told
16 September 2019Insurers should start integrating climate risk into their management and business operations now, and not wait for the perfect tools, according to a report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) and UK charity ShareAction.
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Central banks are 'not leading by example' on climate change
08 July 2019Central banks have started playing "a crucial role" in mobilising the institutions they supervise to address climate risks, but "seem more hesitant to lead by example" when it comes to their own investments, a report argues.
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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