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Webinar: Regulators need twin focus on nature and climate risks, says WWF

Central banks and supervisors need to adopt a more "integrated" approach to managing climate- and nature-related risks as the issues are often interdependent, WWF has argued.

People Moves, 19 January: Finnfund, Palatine, HSBC, Barclays ... and more

Webinar: Nature scenarios are 'one of the most complex tasks' facing supervisors

A leading central banker has described developing scenarios for nature loss as "one of the most complex tasks I have ever seen".

EU ESG ratings regulation would 'unfairly protect' larger providers

Proposed EU regulation of ESG ratings "may unfairly benefit" larger providers and undermine competition in the rapidly growing market, if adopted in its current form, a group of smaller providers has argued.

Loan round-up: Northvolt, Lugoj Municipality, Attendo ... and more

Companies with higher biodiversity risk may be 'systemically overpriced', says Morningstar

Model portfolios with a lower land use and biodiversity risk score significantly outperformed those with higher risk, Morningstar has found, warning investors that many companies have not yet developed an adequate risk management strategy.

'Evaporation' of green premium reveals attractive clean energy prices, M&G says

"Untapped potential outperformance" remains to be discovered in stocks linked to the energy transition, M&G has argued, after a tough 2023 saw the price premium for clean energy stocks "evaporate".

Financial institutions urged to address gender impact of nature risks

Financial institutions have been urged to incorporate gender into their assessments of nature-related risks and impacts.

2024 will be key to defining quality shareholder engagement, says UBS

The coming year will see greater emphasis on outcomes of shareholder engagement on ESG issues, according to UBS Asset Management.

Bond round-up: France, EIB, Enel ... and more