All Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) articles
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Special ReportPension funds outline progress towards net zero
Europe’s leading pension funds talk about their journey to net zero so far
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NewsFund naming guidelines could hamper green bond growth, warns EFAMA
Industry body wants ESMA guidelines to follow the principle that the project financed should be the focus when it comes to green bonds, not the issuer’s business activities
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Special ReportThe case for custom indices to meet sustainability goals
Asset owners are increasingly seeking more bespoke solutions to meet their sustainability goals
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NewsDNB pension fund swaps BlackRock for Aegon AM
The switch comes 17 years after the fund of the Dutch central bank adopted the fiduciary model and started working with BlackRock
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NewsPhoenix starts £160bn shift to climate strategies with FTSE index
The decarbonisation trajectory built into the methodology of its new index is consistent with getting to net zero by 2050
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NewsWhat do ESMA’s sustainable fund-naming rules mean for asset managers?
New guidelines apply to all EU funds and could lead to divestments and rebrands for thousands, as well as SFDR shake-up
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NewsESMA publishes final guidance on ESG fund names
In the final guidelines, funds are required to have 80% of their assets allocated to investments aligned with the sustainability objectives of the EU’s SFDR
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NewsIIGCC unveils new corporate climate target assessment tool
New metric aims to highlight any misalignment between company emissions pathway and the climate benchmark
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NewsEU watchdog spells out rules for ‘transition’-labelled funds
Guidelines will be formally published next year
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NewsEU mulls taxonomy-based climate benchmark label
The EU has launched a consultation today on a new type of climate benchmark for investors
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NewsTNO scheme switches to Paris-Aligned Benchmark for developed equities
The fund is one of two seed investors in the new BlackRock Developed World Paris-Aligned Climate Index Fund
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NewsParis Aligned Benchmark can lead to ‘climate tunnel vision’, warns Cardano
Investors that opt for climate benchmark risk neglecting other ESG issues, according to the Anglo-Dutch asset manager
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AnalysisAnalysis: German states realign €30bn pension fund assets to stricter ESG standards
Four German states have recently revised their sustainable investment strategies, sticking to stricter ESG rules
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NewsBVI slams ESMA’s draft guidelines on ESG, sustainability labels
EFAMA highlights concerns about proposed numerical threshold approach
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NewsEU standards for ESG benchmarks could give funds ‘automatic’ pass under SFDR
Index providers will often direct clients to third-party data houses if they want more details about ESG
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Asset owners say climate leadership becoming ‘competitive necessity’ for managers
NZAOA also preparing call to action for General Partners in a bid to encourage private equity managers ‘to start immediately working towards full carbon transparency’
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World’s first ‘1.5°C carbon budget benchmarks’ launched
S&P has launched five indices covering developed and emerging markets, all based on mainstream parent indices
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Asset Class ReportsEquities – Are Paris-aligned benchmarks a climate gamechanger?
Inflexible annual carbon reduction targets and weak data can lead to flawed decision-making
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Migros Pensionskasse cuts CO2 footprint to reach 2030 target
The scheme adopted a Paris Aligned Benchmark to its foreign equity portfolio
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PostNL scheme introduces Paris Aligned Benchmark for CO2 reduction
The fund has already reduced its carbon footprint below a 1.5°C path, but remains invested in fossil fuels for now
