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AXA UK fund to drop 'sustainable' from its name in response to FCA's SDR
04 October 2024AXA Investment Managers UK plans to change the name of its Global Sustainable Distribution fund and the investment policy, in response to the incoming UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).
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'Are green bonds the appropriate place for early-stage technology investment?'
23 September 2024AXA Investment Managers has argued that research and development (R&D) investment into emerging green and transition technologies should not be a too large element of green bond allocation, as the bond markets are maybe not the most appropriate place for these riskier investments.
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'Tide has definitely shifted on nuclear' in green finance
20 September 2024Attitudes towards the place of nuclear power in sustainable finance markets have "definitely shifted" in the last couple of years, an Environmental Finance event has heard - but their place in green bonds remains a "separation point" in the market.
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Emerging sustainable technologies face continued acceptability challenges
19 September 2024Emerging technologies face a host of challenges in becoming more accepted in the sustainable finance market, according to panel members at the Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference held in New York this morning.
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AXA IM engagements increasingly focus on climate change
29 April 2024More than one-third of AXA Investment Managers' engagements focused on climate change last year, according to its latest stewardship report, driven by a higher frequency of discussions by portfolio managers and credit research analysts.
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Green bond funds swing back to black in 2023
13 March 20242023 saw the growing sustainable bond fund market make positive returns after a torrid two years, with forecasts of another strong year to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Sustainable bond fund assets hit $41bn record
01 March 2024Investor appetite for sustainable bond funds has sent the market to record highs in 2023, with expectations of more to come in 2024. Ahren Lester reports
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AXA adds lobbying activities to 2024 voting policy
16 February 2024 -
AXA launches carbon transition bond fund with £127m from Aon
14 February 2024 -
People moves, 9 February: TPG Rise, AXA, Abrdn, Cbus, Pollination and ... more
09 February 2024