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September 27, 2022
Spotlight falls on development banks’ climate role
The World Bank chief’s awkward stance on global warming has accelerated calls for multinational development banks to get an overhaul. World Bank chief David Malpass...
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September 22, 2022
Climate finance gap worse than feared, says research
Not only have developed countries missed their COP15 target, a new study shows climate finance is still patchy and reporting inaccurate. It is no secret...
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September 5, 2022
Explaining green bond differences across Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific became the second most active market after Europe in 2021, but the region remains highly fragmented when it comes to green frameworks. A combination...
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August 9, 2022
Investing in infrastructure for a heating world
As heatwaves spread across the globe, infrastructure will need to be adapted to the new climate. This could bring opportunities for investors. This summer has...
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July 27, 2022
Surge in sovereign wealth funds and central banks adopting ESG policies
Invesco’s Global Sovereign Asset Management Study finds a major leap in sovereign wealth funds and central banks adopting ESG policies in the past five years....
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July 25, 2022
Climate adaptation spending is increasing – but not fast enough
In his now infamous presentation at a Financial Times conference, HSBC Asset Management’s former head of responsible investing, Stuart Kirk, suggested there should be more...
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July 13, 2022
Dealing with income bias in sovereign debt ESG scores
New research by FTSE Russell finds that low income countries score lower on ESG for sovereign debt, but this improves when ‘income bias’ is removed. How should managers deal with...
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July 7, 2022
Report highlights green finance shortfall in Europe
Much more needs to be done to meet net zero ambitions, says think-tank New Financial, which found the UK is particularly lagging. More than €750bn in green finance was raised...
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June 27, 2022
Institutional investors plan to stop investing in non-ESG funds
Investors could ditch asset managers that promote non-ESG funds as a "historic asset and sentiment shift” to the investment strategies continues, finds PwC Luxembourg. Almost half of European institutional investors...
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May 31, 2022
Windfall tax risks undermining UK’s net zero progress
The UK government has been urged to rethink its windfall tax proposals, amid concerns they will incentivise energy firms to increase investment in oil and gas projects, thereby slowing the...
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May 18, 2022
Green bond proposals could hamper issuance, EU warned
Capital markets professionals warn that strict requirements for taxonomy alignment and disclosures could slow the rapid growth of the green bond market. Proposed changes to the European green bond standard...
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