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CFA UK launches new climate investing qualification

Ten-part syllabus

£43bn invested in retail funds as ESG demand surges

Conversely we note that investor intentions have fallen when it comes to the relatively unloved UK equity sector.

Responsible Investing: Review and Outlook

This year tasked these actors with putting their words into action, and challenged them to do so in a world rocked by new coronavirus variants, supply-chain capitulation, and inflation.

EU “Fit for 55”: Decarbonising Gas Markets

European gas market regulation has remained largely unchanged since 2009

EU Taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonisation

The EU Taxonomy aims to guide private investment to activities that are needed to achieve climate neutrality.

EDGE and Macquarie Asset Management agree to form strategic partnership in sustainable real estate development

This acquisition is part of Macquarie Asset Management’s global opportunistic real estate strategy which is focused on investing in real estate designed for tomorrow’s world.

Jupiter continues ESG push with ecology bond launch

Jupiter is adding a corporate bond fund managed by Rhys Petheram to its sustainable range after restructuring its ESG division last year.

The value of an ESG-conscious trustee

One of the key challenges is that ESG investing brings with it such broad metrics when it comes to evaluating companies.

Barclays Steers Ultra-Rich Clients Toward New ESG Entrepreneurs

Energy storage technologies among areas drawing interest

First net zero guidance for private equity for GPs and LPs launched by IIGCC

The addition of this new component is part of a strategy of continued expansion of the NZIF, following its initial launch in March 2021.

Deutsche Bank & The Development Guarantee Group sign Memorandum of Understanding to tackle climate financing gap for developing countries

The guarantees that the GGC provides make green bonds and loans issued to finance green projects in developing countries investment grade, and therefore more compelling to a broader group of global investors.

Brown Advisory adds sustainable bond strategy

The strategy is managed by Ryan Myerberg in London, and Chris Diaz and Colby Stilson in the US.

Fitch Ratings updates bank jurisdiction operating environment scores

Operating environment scores for each jurisdiction form an important input to ratings under both Fitch's Bank Rating Criteria and Non-Bank Financial Institutions Rating Criteria

Allianz Global Investors sets up private markets impact unit

Impact investing refers to investments in enterprises that generate social and environmental impact, in addition to financial returns.

MJ Hudson boasts of strong performance amid surging demand for ESG services

The firm also said it had won new business from a $600bn global fund manager and a FTSE 100 asset manager.

EBRD and ILX to mobilise €500m of sustainable development finance

The programme offers investors the opportunity to benefit from the EBRD’s long-standing track record of successfully investing in key economic sectors a

Robeco launches biodiversity paper and teams up with WWF-NL

A Robeco positioning paper to address biodiversity loss is being backed by a partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature Netherlands.

The Elephant in the Room: The ESG Contradiction

Investors, asset managers, and businesses have to agree on which of the three is the most important.

Record EBRD investment in Turkey to support recovering economy

More than 85 per cent of the Bank’s financing was channelled to the private sector and 55 per cent was dedicated to projects supporting sustainability.

Deutsche Börse introduces ESG information hub

The information provided can be used by ESG rating providers when calculating ESG scores and ratings and, with the additional data pool, also increase the visibility of small and medium-sized companies among investors.

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