Archive

  • Ex-BlackRock renewables specialist closes maiden fund

    30 January 2025
  • US attorneys allege financial giants breached fiduciary duties with ESG strategies

    28 January 2025
  • People Moves, 24 January: Vision Ridge Partners; BTG Pactual; Schroders; NatureAlpha ... and more

    24 January 2025
  • US state settles anti-ESG lawsuit with BlackRock

    20 January 2025
  • BlackRock launches fund with SDR label

    17 January 2025

    BlackRock has launched its first fund to have a label under the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) regime.

  • Comment: NZAM and others must adapt or die

    15 January 2025

    Whether bodies such as NZAM will be able to prevent further departures remains to be seen, writes Rob Langston

  • OECD blended finance conference to tackle barriers to capital mobilisation

    14 January 2025

    BlackRock, Amundi and BNP Paribas have been named among the speakers at a conference on how to mobilise capital for sustainable development in emerging markets.

  • NZAM halts activities in 'fit for purpose' review following BlackRock exit

    14 January 2025

    The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM) has launched a review to ensure it remains "fit for purpose in the new global context" following news of BlackRock's departure last week.

  • Airline pension plan breached fiduciary duty with BlackRock ESG strategy, US judge rules

    13 January 2025

    American Airlines breached the fiduciary duty it owed its pension plan clients under US federal law by selecting BlackRock, because it allowed the latter's "ESG interests" - rather than just its financial interests - to influence investment decisions, a judge ruled.

  • BlackRock bows to legal threats and departs net zero initiative

    10 January 2025

    BlackRock has left the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, citing "legal inquiries from various public officials" in the US attacking its stated focus on climate finance.