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Impact funds market continues to grow in tough 2022
03 February 2023Impact funds continued to grow despite the market sell-off in 2022, but the war in Ukraine left its mark by shifting the focus towards affordable energy and food supply,...
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UK's net zero review will help 'unlock investment', says Aviva
13 January 2023Recommendations to the UK government on steps it should take to meet net zero targets have been welcomed by investors for their potential to help 'unlock the investment required' for the energy transition.
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Sustainable finance: key themes for regulation and policy in 2023
06 January 2023The year ahead could be dominated by ESG-related regulation and progress on sustainability data initiatives, Michael Hurley writes
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Phenix Capital: 'Emerging markets still not a big presence in public equity impact funds'
23 December 2022Emerging markets account for less than 2% of total capital commitments from public equities-focused impact funds, an impact investment consultant has found.
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Regulators consider capital for climate risk
16 December 2022Insurance regulators are keen to ensure their prudential frameworks properly incorporate climate risk. But whether this should be reflected in capital requirements is proving a difficult question to answer, as Christopher Cundy reports
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Video: Hetal Patel on the use of ESG data for the investment value chain
25 November 2022Hetal Patel, head of climate investment risk at Phoenix Group, shares his thoughts on how ESG data can be used throughout the investment value chain.
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Every benchmark should include climate indicators, asset owner alliance says
23 November 2022Every standard investment benchmark should include climate indicators, to help asset owners to develop their own custom indexes, the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has recommended.
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Regulators' climate scenario analyses could be understating risks, warns FSB
15 November 2022The climate scenario analyses carried out by financial authorities may underestimate exposures and vulnerabilities, as they are not capturing the second-order impacts associated with climate change, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has said.
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COP27: NGFS launches blended climate finance initiative
09 November 2022The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has launched a blended finance initiative at the UN COP27 climate summit,...
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People Moves 21 October: including American Securities, BNY Mellon, PAI Partners & more
21 October 2022