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LeapFrog targets $1bn for fourth fund

US insurers still behind Europeans on climate scorecard

Insure Our Future identifies major climate and fossil fuel laggards

Prudential makes $200m commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

Prudential Financial has made a $200m commitment through the Prudential DEI Portfolio to private equity investments constructed with a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.

US climate disclosure tussle develops over SEC filings role

A tussle is developing over whether mandatory climate disclosures in the US should feature in the closely scrutinised annual regulatory filings or as a separate document, with some major firms opposing inclusion in annual filings but some significant investors backing such a move.

News round-up: PGIM, Willis Towers Watson, Mirova, Credit Suisse and more

Almost half of major global investors 'overlook' climate change risks

Prudential Financial issues $500m green bond

First of its kind by US life insurer

First sovereign blue bond launched

The Republic of Seychelles has issued a first-of-its-kind sovereign 'blue bond' to help conserve its marine environment, sparking hopes that the deal will kickstart a new market for ocean-themed bonds.

World's top insurers stalling on climate change drive

While insurers are increasingly aware of environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report

The impact of youth

Impact investing remains a niche pursuit but could millennials prove a game changer, asks Joe Walsh