AXA IM launches 'smart beta' ESG fund for European investors

NZAOA releases fourth target setting protocol

The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has released the fourth edition of the Target-Setting Protocol (TSP V4) which expands private asset classes coverage, requires a new round of targets and introduces the assessment of govvies' holdings.

Gabon's debt-for-nature swap 'still works' despite coup, LGIM says

A 'debt-for-nature swap' designed to provide $160 million of funding for ocean conservation projects in Gabon "still works" despite a coup led by the country's army, a prominent investor in the deal told an Environmental Finance event.

Investors increasingly withhold support for companies' climate plans

Asset managers are increasingly withholding support for say-on-climate votes, as scrutiny over sustainability plans continues to ramp up, Morningstar has found.

Loan round-up: Odfjell, Gerald Group, Société de la Tour Eiffel and ... more

Is Asia's transition finance harming climate goals?

Is the transition label a way to pull the wool over the eyes of investors and the public on climate action, asks Christina Ng