Archive

  • Takatsuki moves from Axa to JP Morgan Asset Management

    08 February 2021

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

  • News Round Up: JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, US Department of Labor, and more

    14 December 2020

  • BlackRock, Vanguard climate and social voting records continue to disappoint

    01 December 2020

    Asset managers' proxy voting record on shareholder resolutions for climate and social issues continued to disappoint in 2020, according to a report by ShareAction, with US giants BlackRock, Vanguard and Capital Group among the worst performers.

  • News Round Up: Scottish Widows, JP Morgan, Fidelity, and more

    09 November 2020

  • News round-up: Investor group urges coal exit, ESG index numbers jump, Franklin Templeton boosts social assets

    06 November 2020

    $5trn UN-convened global alliance calls for thermal coal exit

  • Banks under fire for funding that threatens biodiversity

    28 October 2020

    The world's largest banks have been named and shamed for continuing to fund activities that threaten the biodiversity of the planet.

  • PRI publishes investment manager selection, monitoring guides

    28 October 2020

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) published three new guides for asset owners, outlining how they can ensure environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations remain at the heart of their relationships with investment managers.

  • $6bn charity criticises 'appalling' climate voting records of major investors, advisors

    27 October 2020

    The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) has sent a letter to a dozen major global investors, pension consultants and proxy voting advisors criticising their "appalling" records for using shareholders' votes to deliver the transition to a net-zero economy.

  • JP Morgan Chase makes 'Paris-aligned' financing commitment

    07 October 2020

    JP Morgan Chase - which was recently revealed to be the biggest financier of fossil fuels - has pledged to align its financing with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, although one NGO criticised the commitment as "vague".

  • Novartis issues first Sustainability-linked Bond with social targets

    17 September 2020

    Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has issued a €1.85 billion ($2.2 billion) sustainability-linked bond (SLB) - the first SLB to incorporate social targets.