Archive

  • Baldinger leaves RobecoSAM to become UBS sustainability head

    08 July 2016

    Michael Baldinger is to step down as CEO of RobecoSAM, and will lead UBS's efforts to become a "leader" in the sustainable asset management space.

  • Investors call for more detailed sustainability reporting

    09 May 2016

    Investors want companies to produce more detailed reporting on sustainability issues and more explanation of how the issues affect corporate strategy and their assessment of risks and opportunities.

  • People Moves

    27 April 2016

    The latest peoples moves, including changes at Pegasus Capital, TerraForm Power, LSE, Calvert and RobecoSAM

  • S&P Dow Jones launches first 'smart ESG' indexes

    19 April 2016

    S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched what it claims is the first index family to isolate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as a 'smart beta' performance factor.

  • EIB eyes Orix, Robeco, ADB climate fund

    04 April 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is mulling investing into Asia Climate Partners ahead of its final close in September.

  • Wheb private equity arm rebrands, becomes independent

    04 February 2016

    Wheb Partners, the private equity house created by Ben Goldsmith, has become independent from its parent company and garnered €140 million ($157 million) of new investment.

  • Dow Jones launches sustainability indexes for Chile and South Africa

    08 October 2015

    S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has continued its push into emerging markets with new sustainability indexes in Chile and South Africa.

  • Volkswagen ejected from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

    29 September 2015

    Volkswagen (VW) has been ejected from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) as the company continues to be hurt by the fall-out from its emissions scandal.

  • 'Smart ESG' is the next big thing in finance, says RobecoSAM

    28 September 2015

    RobecoSAM has launched a new methodology for integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics into investments, which it believes will help eliminate some "unintentional risks".

  • People moves

    24 September 2015

    A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at HSBC, CDP, RobecoSAM, Impax, MSCI and the World Bank.