All articles by Susanna Rust – Page 8
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NewsInvestor group rejects basis for UK government delay of net zero policies
‘Staying the course not incompatible with addressing immediate cost of living concerns’
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NewsInstitutional investors propose key characteristics of credible engagement
Bank für Kirche und Caritas, Shareholders for Change and Union Investment ‘see need to work towards common industry standard’
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NewsUS Treasury releases net zero financing and investment principles
Secretary Yellen says goal is to ‘affirm importance of credible net zero commitments’
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NewsSFDR review: Future of Articles 8, 9 in the balance as EC floats product categorisation system
Eurosif executive director cautions against ’complete overhaul’
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NewsFinance sector ‘not in the driving seat’ on green transition, says IIF official
Finding global consensus and alignment on financial sector policy and regulation around climate risk and transition planning is difficult
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NewsSFDR ‘likely helped’ reduce greenwashing risks – study
CFA Institute found that asset managers are mostly ‘appropriately disclosing’ ESG approaches, but there is room for improvement
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NewsNorthern Trust hones in on digital carbon credits platform
First official live transaction planned for later this year
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NewsInvestor groups set out elements of effective climate policy
Investor Group produces report as part of move to refine approach to policy advocacy
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NewsUSS and academics develop new approach to climate scenarios
New narrative scenarios are more realistic than mainstream quantitative scenarios, according to new report
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NewsNew fintech targets AI product to scale sustainable finance in debt markets
Company uses machine learning technology to render climate and sustainability credentials of bonds and issuers transparent and comparable, through a single access point
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NewsUK taxonomy group advises government to diverge from EU approach
GTAG recommends that government keeps taxonomy focussed on clearly defining green economic activities
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NewsSwiss pension funds topped up rates despite losses, assets fall – study
Complementa also says one in five pension funds plan to increase their bond allocation
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NewsAviva slammed over charges for adding ESG exclusions to pension funds
Aviva tells clients about one-off costs linked to changing the benchmark to add exclusions
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NewsPRI calls for work on tools to integrate net zero in strategic asset allocation
PRI report delves into recommendations to meet investors’ climate data needs
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Special ReportIndustry awaits final advice on IORP II review
Pension groups want EIOPA to consider how its sustainability-related proposals would interact with the SFDR
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NewsPRI’s Fabian pens net zero alliances defence
Senior PRI figure says ultimate investors and investment managers play different roles
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NewsGIIN impact investing metrics now available on commercial private markets platform
More data providers sought for integration of IRIS+ metrics
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NewsS&P backs away from ESG ratings
Credit rating agency to go text-only on ESG in credit ratings ahead of regulation
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Opinion PiecesLet’s not get carried away about ESG ratings
Elon Musk’s reaction to Tesla dropping out of the S&P ESG 500 index and the publication of a high-profile paper on the ‘Aggregate Confusion’ of ESG ratings have helped trigger a renewed discussion about ESG ratings. At a time when the European Commission and UK rule-makers weigh potential regulatory action, it is important to be clear about what the problem is that needs to be solved and for whom.
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NewsZurich offloads German legacy life insurance back book to Viridium
$20bn of net reserves mainly relate to annuity and endowment products underwritten more than five years ago
