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Phoenix estimates 20% of equity and credit assets exposed to high transition risks
15 March 2023Some 20% of Phoenix's listed equity and credit portfolios are exposed to sectors at high risk in the transition to a net-zero economy, such as energy, utilities, industrials and materials.
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Aviva completes divestment of £2.5bn in fossil fuel companies
14 March 2023Aviva has divested almost all its £2.5 billion ($3 billion) exposure to fossil fuel companies on its "Stoplist" of firms with weak ambitions to reduce their climate impact.
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Bank of England to explore whether climate capital requirements needed
13 March 2023The Bank of England said it will "explore whether changes to the macroprudential framework might be appropriate" to help protect against climate risks,...
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RepRisk launches tool to address ESG ratings opacity
13 March 2023Credit research institute I-CV and ESG data business RepRisk have launched ESG Radar
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Zurich excludes five fossil-fuel companies with non-credible transition plans
13 March 2023Zurich has excluded five companies from its investment and underwriting activities as it no longer considered their "progress against transition plans to be credible".
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EF's Sustainable Investment Awards open for entries
06 March 2023Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023.
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Ariel Re to offset carbon in novel cat bond transaction
03 March 2023Property, casualty and specialty reinsurer Ariel Re has issued a $125m catastrophe bond with a mechanism that will help offset carbon emissions associated with having to replace damaged property.
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M&G Catalyst invests in Aon intellectual property strategy
01 March 2023M&G Investments has invested $300 million in a strategy to back "innovative, intellectual property-backed businesses", via its Catalyst fund.
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Manulife: Biodiversity is biggest opportunity for private markets
16 February 2023Biodiversity is "arguably the biggest opportunity for private markets", and will expand beyond timberland to other types of investments including in the technology sector, an executive at Manulife has said.
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Research: Transitioning insurers' portfolios
15 February 2023Environmental Finance's sister publication Insurance Asset Risk and J.P. Morgan Asset Management have launched the third edition of their annual research report into the sustainable investing practices of insurers.