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Defence sector should not be ruled out entirely by investors, says Aegon AM

Investors must be open-minded about defence spending by sovereigns, Aegon Asset Management has said, but ruled out inclusion of the sector within labelled bonds.

No need for transition label yet, say investors

There is currently no need for a transition label for sustainable bonds, but standardisation may be needed later down the line, investors told an Environmental Finance conference.

Adaptation investments need to prepare for more than 1.5°C of warming, warns Aberdeen

Investors need to be "realistic" that the ambition of the Paris Agreement to restrict warming to 1.5°C is probably going to be missed, Aberdeen told an Environmental Finance conference.

Aegon AM 'hesitant' to endorse sovereign SLBs

Aegon Asset Management is "hesitant" to give a blanket endorsement to sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), an Environmental Finance conference heard, alongside fears issuers may underestimate the work required.

Sovereign debt engagement 'not comparable' with corporates, says Aegon AM

Engagement with sovereign sustainable debt issuers is still "not comparable" with corporate issuers, Aegon Asset Management told attendees at an Environmental Finance conference, highlighting particular difficulties over reputational risk.

Green bond issuers should ride out geopolitics, says Slovenian government

Green bond issuers need to "hope for the best" amid more difficult geopolitical circumstances, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

Impax completes fixed income assets acquisition

Rathbones adopts SDR label for two funds days before FCA's deadline

Rathbones Asset Management has adopted the 'Sustainability Focus' label for two of its funds, under the UK Financial Conduct Authority's SDR regime.

Meta, Climate Asset Management secure million-tonne forest carbon deal

An investor consortium including Climate Asset Management has acquired a 68,000-acre US timberland asset, with Meta agreeing to purchase over 670,000 carbon credits from the site.