Joe Walsh

Articles by Joe Walsh

  • Climate change concerns see BMO pull back on reinsurance

    30 August 2019

    The Bank of Montreal (BMO) will exit from the majority of its reinsurance business due to concerns about climate change and not fulfilling its risk-reward hopes.

  • Slow progress for green infrastructure in Australia, says CBI

    29 August 2019

    The shift from brown to green infrastructure has been slow in Australia, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

  • Bonds round-up: E.On, KfW, Kaneka, Guangzhou Metro ... and more

    28 August 2019

    E.ON raises €1.5bn from its first green bond

  • BlackRock criticises shareholder proposals

    28 August 2019

    The world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, has criticised shareholder proposals on environmental and social issues, describing some of them as 'poorly constructed' after it backed only 10 in the US during the last annual general meeting (AGM) season.

  • France & UK double their GCF contributions

    28 August 2019

    This story supersedes an earlier story 'UK & Canada double their GCF contributions' and includes new information.

  • TPG downsizes impact fund target

    23 August 2019

    Private equity firm TPG has downsized its latest impact fund, Rise Fund II, from $3 billion to $2.5 billion.

  • People moves: UBS, Palladium, ANZ, Mainstream

    23 August 2019

    UBS creates sustainable finance committee, Tillery appointed CEO of Palladium’s new impact fund and more

  • Two thirds of NNIP's assets integrate ESG

    22 August 2019

    Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners (NNIP) is currently integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into 66% of its strategies, accounting for €176 billion ($195.3 billion) in assets under management (AuM).

  • GCF belatedly signs off on Southern Africa green bank

    22 August 2019

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed an agreement with the Development Bank of Southern Africa to launch the long-awaited Climate Finance Facility (CFF) – a first-of-its-kind green bank in Africa.

  • Bonds round-up: New York MTA, SNCF, Tideway, CalSTRS, Kenya, Colombia ... and more

    21 August 2019

    New York MTA returns with 11th green bond, SNCF Reseau goes long with 100-year green bond and more