Archive

  • Inflection Point Capital to advise Norway's sovereign wealth fund

    24 August 2015

    Inflection Point Capital Management, a London-based sustainability advisory company, has secured a four-year consultancy contract to advise Norway's $870 billion sovereign wealth fund.

  • TIAA-CREF launches low-carbon and ESG funds

    12 August 2015

    TIAA-CREF has become the latest asset manager to launch a low-carbon fund, following in the footsteps of BlackRock, State Street and Amundi, which have brought similar products to market in recent months.

  • Green bond comment - July 2015

    29 July 2015

    There is no sign that the green bond market has gone off for an early summer break.

  • French firm launches zero-carbon global equity fund

    24 July 2015

    La Francaise Inflection Point (LFIP) has launched a global equities fund designed to deliver "superior risk-adjusted returns and net carbon emissions of zero – or better".

  • Calvert report shows positive effect of ESG on equity investments

    24 July 2015

    Incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions can enhance the risk-adjusted performance of an equity portfolio, a report by responsible investment firm Calvert Investment Management has found.

  • Polluting Chinese firms face tougher environmental regulation, says MSCI

    21 July 2015

    The number of penalties for commercial pollution has doubled in China, as polluting companies in the country experience "clear head winds" in the face of strengthened environmental regulation, according to a report.

  • Barclays and MSCI launch review of green bond index rules

    21 July 2015

    Barclays and MSCI are calling on players in the green bond market to give their views on the companies' green bond index.

  • People Moves

    10 July 2015

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at Senvion, Hannon Armstrong and Abengoa

  • Higher ESG ratings can boost stock performance, says MSCI

    29 June 2015

    Investors willing to take on additional risk could outperform a portfolio of global equities while significantly improving the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of their holdings, a study from index provider MSCI has shown.

  • UK's EAPF launches £280m low-carbon fund

    09 June 2015

    The pension fund of the UK's Environment Agency (EAPF) has launched a new low-carbon fund benchmarked on the MSCI Low Carbon Target Index