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Axa drops RWE as customer

Buoyant market supports strong GSSS bond fund performance in 2020

Building on a strong performance in 2019, green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bond funds delivered a healthy performance in 2020 as fixed income markets were boosted by low interest rates. Ahren Lester reports

People Moves 19 February: US Bank; Deloitte; S&P Global; Impact Cubed; First Sentier Investors; AXA IM; Chronos; Triple Point; EBRD; New Forests

Strong demand sees Elsan upsize sustainability-linked leveraged loan

French private hospital operator Elsan refinanced its entire €1.7 billion ($2 billion) of senior debt by issuing a sustainability-linked leveraged loan, after the innovative transaction attracted significant demand from investors.

Takatsuki moves from Axa to JP Morgan Asset Management

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has appointed Yo Takatsuki as head of investment stewardship for the EMEA region.

News round-up: UK joins IPSF, Blackrock invests in US solar notes, WBA launches 'just transition' assessment...and more

UK joins International Platform on Sustainable Finance

Don't wait for regulation to act on climate, EC director tells insurers

While insurers want policy makers' help to tackle climate change, they have been told not to wait for regulation to act. Meanwhile, climate activists have urged regulators and legislators to step in, as they have no confidence in the industry's ambitions

Impact: Six areas to watch in 2021

A legal framework for impact, harmonisation of reporting frameworks and the rise of impact indexes could shape 2021, writes Michael Hurley

AMF study identifies weaknesses in French institutions' TCFD reports

Financial institutions continue to struggle to report decision-useful information on how their overall strategy responds to climate change, according to an analysis of French financial institutions' Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports.