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GIIN promotes Shah to President
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Funds with about £110bn in AUM to opt for UK FCA labels, Morningstar estimates
09 January 2024About 300 investment funds, which collectively manage about £110 billion ($140 billion), are set to adopt new UK sustainability fund labels this year, according to estimates by Morningstar.
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NZBA to publish accountability mechanism in 'coming weeks'
08 January 2024The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) will in "coming weeks" publish details of its procedure for engaging with members not meeting their commitments, ahead of a deadline for the founding members of UN-convened alliance to report their targets.
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Regulators open consultation on free EU database
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COP28: What can we take away?
08 January 2024The agreement has increased transition risks, writes Anya Solovieva
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Nature poses credit risk to Asian sovereigns
05 January 2024Nature-related risks such as flooding or cyclones pose a major credit risk to south and southeast Asian sovereigns, Fitch Ratings has warned.
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NZBA welcomes first Chinese member but suffers second bank exit
04 January 2024The Bank of East Asia (BEA) has become the first Chinese member of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), but US lender Blue Ridge Bank also became only the second member to "withdraw from" the UN-convened industry group.
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2024 outlook: Sand in the gears of sustainable finance policy
03 January 2024Looming elections and burgeoning disclosure regimes point to a slowdown in sustainable finance policymaking, but the spectre of fines for greenwashing is on the rise, Michael Hurley writes
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ESG disclosures: more clarification needed to turn grey areas into green
01 January 2024Tightening sustainability regulations means asset managers should act now to future-proof their disclosure processes, Ruth Knox writes
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Bank of Japan warns of climate risk 'spillover' across industries from rise in carbon prices
22 December 2023Climate transition risks spurred by rising carbon prices could have damaging and widespread "spillover" effects across the Japanese economy - including to regional banks not substantially exposed to the worst-hit sectors, the Japanese central bank has warned.