Archive

  • Asset managers must do more on climate, says Blood

    11 December 2008

    David Blood has questioned why investors are not insisting that asset managers take climate change risks and opportunities into account.

  • Investors warned of water-related risks

    01 December 2008

    Investors are failing to recognise financial risks related to water scarcity, according to the author of a report issued by the European Sustainable Investment For­um (Eurosif).

  • World Bank issues first 'green' bond

    01 December 2008

    The World Bank has issued its first bond where the proceeds will be directly invested in climate change-related projects. The bond is the first product of a wider Bank effort, in collaboration with large institutional investors, to direct large-scale institutional money towards tackling climate change.

  • Sarasin and UFG to launch French fund manager

    01 December 2008

    Bank Sarasin and UFG Group plan to launch a socially responsible asset management company in France at the beginning of 2009.

  • PRI, EAI launch research database

    01 December 2008

    The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI) are to create a database of environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused investment research.

  • First close for CCC property fund

    01 December 2008

    UK-based boutique investment bank Climate Change Capital has made a first close of £50 million of its commercial property fund.

  • Fink launches $5bn environmental asset manager

    01 December 2008

    Hedge fund supremo Stanley Fink is backing the launch of an environmental investment manager that hopes to raise $5 billion over the next five years.

  • Credit Suisse, Invesco named and shamed on responsible investment

    01 December 2008

    Credit Suisse and Invesco are at the bottom of a responsible investment league table of 30 of the largest fund managers operating in the UK, compiled by campaign group FairPensions.

  • UNEP FI chief warns on PRI free-riders

    01 November 2007

    A UN scheme to encourage responsible investment must begin planning on how to deal with 'free-riders' that fail to live up to their commitments, according to the head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), Paul Clements-Hunt.