Archive

  • People Moves 30 July: US OCC, BlueBay, Green Finance Institute and more

    30 July 2021

  • Tribe Impact Capital seeds BlueBay impact bond fund

    05 May 2021

    BlueBay has launched a public debt 'impact-aligned' fund which has drawn investment from private wealth manager Tribe Impact Capital.

  • The Future of ESG Data: Environmental concerns rising up the agenda for sovereign bonds

    16 September 2020

    Environmental factors are becoming increasingly material considerations for investors in sovereign bonds, according to a panel of experts at Environmental Finance's The Future of ESG Data conference.

  • ESG in Fixed Income Europe, featuring Green Bonds

    03 July 2019

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

  • 'Prepare for abrupt repricing’ of climate risks in sovereign bonds

    24 May 2019

    Climate risk is underestimated as a risk factor by investors in sovereign bonds, who should prepare for the possibility of “an eventual abrupt repricing of environmental risks, including climate risks”, according to the findings of a major study.

  • Regulatory ‘stick’ is driving credit rating agencies’ ESG efforts, says BlueBay

    08 February 2019

    The threat of regulation has driven a flurry of activity in recent months among major credit rating agencies (CRAs) S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch as they look to better capture environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk factors in their ratings, according to BlueBay Asset Management.

  • Fitch reveals how ESG impacts ratings of 1,500 corporate issuers

    07 January 2019

    Fitch Ratings today published details of how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors impact the credit rating decisions for more than 1,500 individual corporate issuers.

  • Natixis proposes toolkit to tackle SDG-washing

    21 September 2018

    Investors are "massively dissatisfied" with the way companies report their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to Natixis.

  • ESG factors increasingly relevant for fixed income investors

    27 June 2018

    Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are clearly relevant and material for fixed income investors, according to panellists at Environmental Finance's Fixed Income & ESG conference in London.

  • BlueBay expands ESG fixed-income investment activities

    10 February 2017

    Fixed-income investment manager BlueBay Asset Management has created a high-yield bond investment strategy which applies additional environmental, social and governance (ESG) exclusions.