The GBP20 billion West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) – part of the GBP60 billion plus Northern LGPS pool alongside Greater Manchester Pension Fund and Merseyside Pension Fund – is the first to invest in Rebalance Earth.
The much-maligned Article 8 and Article 9 classifications, which identify the most sustainable funds under the EU’s disclosure regime, look likely to be overhauled next year.
Robeco has introduced a new climate index family, comprising of “Robeco Developed Low-Carbon Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index,” “Robeco Developed Paris-Aligned Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index,” and “Robeco Developed Climate Leaders Equities Index.”
New research from regulatory and compliance experts Bovill Newgate in partnership with Ocorian, provider of services for funds, corporates, capital markets and private clients, reveals that despite saying they take governance extremely seriously and have the right skills at the most senior level, a raft of fines and sanctions in the last two years and other contributing factors is driving alternative fund managers to significantly step up their focus on governance over the next 24 months.
Simon Gordon, Senior Director, Fund & Corporate Services, JTC Group writes thatin one of its first press releases since the 4th July election, the new UK government announced an “unprecedented partnership between Great British Energy and The Crown Estate, which has the potential to leverage up to GBP60 billion of private investment into the UK’s drive for energy independence. … The company will be … backed with GBP8.3 billion of new money over this Parliament to own and invest in clean power projects in regions across the UK.
While ESG assets have been resilient despite economic and geopolitical uncertainty, the 70 per cent slower growth in assets under management vs. the 2016-20 surge reflects its maturity, according to Bloomberg Intelligence’s ESG AUM H2 Outlook.
Global equities will lose 40 per cent of their value if the world does not accelerate its decarbonisation efforts, new research reveals.
MainStreet Partners has released its latest quarterly GSS Bonds report “Summer Edition”. This edition of the report focuses on the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), which will be effective from December 2024.
Pension and insurance firms have backed a public-private blended finance model to help navigate investment risk and drive billions of private finance into ‘green and good’ infrastructure.
2024 has been the strongest ever year for green bond sales, with deals topping USD356 billion in the first six months, according to research from Bloomberg.
