Archive

  • UBS: Oil price crash will encourage banks to back away from sector

    10 March 2020

    The current oil price crash will encourage banks to reduce their exposure to the fossil fuels, UBS believes.

  • UBS calls for a new waste reduction bond label

    24 February 2020

    A new type of labelled bond is needed to help companies reduce waste, UBS has suggested.

  • KKR closes $1.3bn impact fund

    12 February 2020

    New York-based KKR has reached a final close on its $1.3 billion impact fund.

  • The ESG data files, part six: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward

    18 November 2019

    Requests for strategic information about the risks and opportunities posed by climate change have proved a step too far for many. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report

  • Private banks double the number of sustainable funds offered

    08 November 2019

    Private banks have doubled the number of sustainability-themed funds they offer, compared with a year ago, but they are still "far behind" when it comes to integrating sustainability into their business, a report argues.

  • BlackRock, UBS back IIF to ‘align’ sustainable investment definitions

    07 November 2019

    Recommendations designed to “simplify sustainable investment terminology” have won the backing of BlackRock and UBS.

  • Can you really make an impact in listed equities?

    21 October 2019

    One of the big debates among impact investors is about whether listed equities investments can really help meet the SDGs. Peter Cripps reports

  • UN's GISD aim 'to free up trillions of dollars' for SDGs

    17 October 2019

    The UN's Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance held its first meeting as it looks to 'free up trillions of dollars' from the private sector to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Hermes, Federated and UBS launch SDG credit funds

    26 September 2019

    Hermes Investment Management, Federated Investors and UBS have launched a range of credit funds targeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • People Moves: SSGA, UBS

    13 September 2019

    State Street hires Funk