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EU taxonomy could boost green bonds from US munis, Calvert predicts
24 June 2019The EU taxonomy of climate-related activities could encourage greater green bond issuance from US municipalities, the manager of a green bond fund has predicted.
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US Representatives join call for sovereign green bonds
24 June 2019US Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) and 13 colleagues have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives, matching an earlier bill in the Senate, to establish a national US green bank.
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WCI carbon market update, 24 June 2019
24 June 2019Nicolas Girod* remains bullish about the price of California Carbon Allowances, despite the recent decline in activity by financial sector participants.
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Engaging with sovereigns on ESG issues is a challenge, says Allianz
24 June 2019Engagement with sovereign issuers of debt on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is difficult for investors,partly because of a lack of available data, according to investment management giant Allianz Global Investors.
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MSCI launches carbon transition indexes
21 June 2019Data provider MSCI has launched a new series of ‘low-carbon transition’ indexes, as it extends its range of climate change-focused indexes.
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Impact investors say AUM soared 86% over four years
21 June 2019Impact investors have seen their assets under management increase by 86% over the past four years, a survey of the market suggests.
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Exxon and other laggards excluded from LGIM Future World Funds
21 June 2019Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has excluded more climate change laggards from its Future World Funds range after they failed to respond to its engagement programme.
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People Moves: Nature Conservancy, UBS, Premier Asset Management, AP6, LuxFLAG
21 June 2019NGO the Nature Conservancy has announced board directors and leadership members.
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Bank of England to stress test UK’s financial system by 2021
21 June 2019The Bank of England will by 2021 conduct a stress test of the UK financial system for resilience to the financial risks posed by climate change, Mark Carney has revealed.
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Central banks 'to turn to green QE'
21 June 2019Central banks could turn to "green quantitative easing" (QE) as part of their increasingly active response to climate change, a panellist at Environmental Finance's ESG in Fixed Income 2019 conference argued.