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When will GSAM, Jupiter and Gresham House sign up to the TNFD?
14 October 2024Jupiter Asset Management is considering becoming an adopter of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) initiative, one of its sustainability managers has said.
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BlackRock to convert European equity fund to transition focus
11 October 2024BlackRock has announced plans to rebrand and change the investment policy and objectives of its €345.9 million ($378.7 million) European Focus Fund and will rename it as the European Equity Transition Fund.
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Trust building around carbon removal credits, says SIX
09 October 2024Growing trust in the carbon removal credit market could help build scalability and lead to new opportunities, according to SIX Group, as it becomes more regulated and demand for offsets grows.
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UK and Australian pension funds back net-zero blueprint
09 October 2024An investment blueprint aiming to help deliver clean power in the UK by 2030 has secured backing from UK and Australian pension funds with £1.7 trillion ($2.2 trillion).
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ECB could switch from sovereign to supranational bonds amid climate concerns, says Elderson
07 October 2024A lack of a "clear and reliable framework" for comparing sovereign bonds with Paris goals should prompt the European Central Bank (ECB) to consider buying bonds from EU supranational issuers, says one board member.
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ESMA fund name guidelines risk EU green bond growth, warns EFAMA
07 October 2024ESMA's new Fund Naming Guidelines could create inconsistencies with the EU Green Bond Standard that may hamper the growth of the corporate green bond market, says a leading asset manager trade body.
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AXA UK fund to drop 'sustainable' from its name in response to FCA's SDR
04 October 2024AXA Investment Managers UK plans to change the name of its Global Sustainable Distribution fund and the investment policy, in response to the incoming UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).
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Call for 'green interest rate' to accelerate European transition
02 October 2024The European Central Bank (ECB) should introduce a 'green interest rate' to help advance Europe's green transition, a paper has argued.
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Jupiter Ecology to adopt FCA Sustainability Focus label
02 October 2024Jupiter Asset Management will adopt the 'Sustainability Focus' label for its £702 million ($933 million) Jupiter Ecology Fund overseen by Jon Wallace and Noelle Guo.
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Emirates NBD launches SLLB framework ahead of potential issuance
30 September 2024Emirates NBD has published its first Sustainability-Linked Loan Financing Bond Framework for the financing of sustainability-linked loan bonds (SLLBs), ahead of a potential issuance.