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Sustainable bond issuance triples in record-breaking 2021 first quarter

Investor group urges banks to set enhanced net zero targets

News round-up: JP Morgan and Citi boost sustainable financing targets, DBS plots coal exit, Shell signs carbon credit deal

Growing investment opportunity driving family offices' shift to impact

Family office interest in making investments that target positive social or environmental outcomes is on the rise, Michael Hurley writes

JP Morgan private bank launches $150m impact fund

JP Morgan Private Bank has raised about $150 million at final close of its Global Impact Fund, to invest in areas including renewable energy, agriculture technology, education and financial inclusion.

Landmark Italian green bond ten-times oversubscribed

Italy has issued the largest ever sovereign green bond with its €8.5 billion ($10.2 billion) maiden green note, which was nearly ten times oversubscribed by investors.

HSBC named largest GSSS bond underwriter for second year

HSBC retained its position as the largest green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond market underwriter in 2020, in a year marked by the rapid acceleration in social and sustainability bonds and the arrival of further innovative bond classes.

Takatsuki moves from Axa to JP Morgan Asset Management

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

BlackRock, Vanguard climate and social voting records continue to disappoint

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.