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US SEC amendment to deliver 'proxy access on steroids' for shareholders

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended existing rules around shareholders putting forward 'dissident' board members...

$250m 'sustainable nutrition' fund launched by Credit Suisse, JP Morgan

Credit Suisse and JP Morgan Asset Management (JP Morgan AM) have launched a $250 million 'sustainable nutrition' fund which will focus investment on companies that make food systems less carbon intensive.

ISS: No established net-zero asset manager pathway

There is no established transition pathway for the majority of asset managers to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, data company ISS ESG Climate Solutions has said.

Asset managers must 'own up' to index fund net-zero problem

Asset managers need to "own up" to the net-zero problem created by their passive index funds and begin to consider closing traditional index funds...

BTNZ commits $143m to new climate-themed index

BT Funds Management (BTNZ) has committed NZD200 million ($143 million) () to a 'Paris-aligned' equity index managed by Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).

Qontigo adds carbon price to its macro risk model

Qontigo has started factoring carbon pricing into modelling used to measure the risk of equities.

US SEC shareholder vote proposal rights reset 'timely and necessary'

The decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind previous announcements limiting shareholder rights to propose resolutions...

Ground-breaking UK climate disclosure plans strengthened with TCFD, scenario analysis rules

The long-awaited UK government response to a consultation on its mandatory climate disclosure plans for major companies...

Wheb's AUM trebles in a year

Wheb Asset Management has seen its assets under management (AUM) treble in a little over a year, as it rides a boom in demand for impact investing.

Credit Suisse and BlackRock launch PE Impact Fund