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Japan's FSA: Strengthen ESG asset manager approach

Japan's asset managers with ESG funds should continuously strengthen their investment process under a set of principles issued by the national regulator.

Canadian regulator unveils ISSB, TCFD reporting requirements

Canada's financial institutions are to be required to provide annual climate disclosures, conduct regular climate scenario analysis and study the impact of climate change on their capital reserves, under regulatory expectations published for consultation.

Exxon shareholders support net-zero scenario report

Shareholders at US oil & gas supermajor ExxonMobil have voted in favour of a resolution to report on a net-zero by 2050 scenario.

People moves 20 May: Aviva, Fidelity, M&G, Schroders and more...

ISS ESG launches regulatory alignment tool

CFOs 'surprisingly committed' to hiking sustainable bond issuance, says PwC

Private sector chief financial officers (CFOs) are "surprisingly committed" to increasing their issuance of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds...

Bond market 'sceptical that EU social taxonomy will see light of day'

There is widespread scepticism among bond issuers and investors that the EU social taxonomy will ever come to fruition amid the challenge of finalising even the green taxonomy, according to PriceWaterhousecoopers (PwC).

T. Rowe Price joins Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative

50% of European bonds could be sustainable by 2026

Half of all bonds issued in Europe could be labelled green, social or sustainability (GSS) bonds by 2026, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

UK plans green bond tap in May

A senior UK debt management official has confirmed that the country plans to tap its first green bond in May after announcing a further £10 billion ($12.5 billion) green bond issuance programme for the next year.