Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • Principles for Responsible Banking sets sights on 100 signatories

    26 July 2019

    The final official Principles for Responsible Banking have been published, with the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) eyeing 100 signatories to the initiative by September.

  • M&G launches ESG emerging markets bond fund

    25 July 2019

    M&G Investments has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed fund that will invest in emerging market corporate bonds.

  • ‘Watershed moment’ for NGFS as international standard setters join

    24 July 2019

    The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) have agreed to become observers of the Central Banks and Supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

  • Schroders unveils energy transition fund

    23 July 2019

    Schroders has launched a fund it claims will help it tap into a $120 trillion energy transition investment opportunity.

  • Global Commission on Adaptation urged to develop climate risk tools

    22 July 2019

    The Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) has been urged to consider funding the development of climate data risk analysis tools for investors, in a report that says it could help solve one of the biggest barriers to investment in climate adaptation measures.

  • EDF signs ‘sustainable’ RCFs worth a combined €600m

    22 July 2019

    EDF has agreed two ‘sustainability-indexed’ revolving credit facilities (RCFs) worth a combined €600 million ($673 million).

  • People Moves: SEB, Crédit Agricole, Amundi, BNP Paribas, RLAM, SIF

    19 July 2019

    Kaminker departs SEB, Crédit Agricole hires former HSBC head and more

  • Sweden plots 2020 green bond issuance

    19 July 2019

    Sweden’s government has unveiled plans to issue a green bond next year, following a lengthy process of deliberation about whether to enter the market.

  • Include proxy voting in Morningstar sustainability ratings, Pax urges

    18 July 2019

    Morningstar should include in its sustainability ratings information on how funds vote their shares in line with advice from proxy voting firms, Pax World Funds has said.

  • Cofco signs $2.1bn sustainability loan in first for China

    17 July 2019

    Cofco International has agreed a $2.1 billion sustainability-linked loan with a consortium of 20 banks, in what is believed to be the first such deal by a China-based company.