Archive

  • People Moves: SUSI Partners and HSBC

    17 August 2018

    Wymen Chan has been hired as managing director by SUSI Partners to lead its investment team in Singapore.

  • Private sector lagging on climate disclosure, report claims

    17 August 2018

    Private sector asset owners tend to be less prepared than their public sector counterparts to make voluntary public statements and disclosures related to climate change, a report has claimed.

  • Dublin chosen to promote sustainable finance in Europe

    17 August 2018

    Dublin has been selected as the European hub of the Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) network.

  • First State Super contracts Hermes EOS

    16 August 2018

    One of Australia's largest pension funds, First State Super, has selected Hermes Equity Ownership Services (EOS) to provide engagement services in overseas markets.

  • Investors call for tougher sustainability standards for palm oil

    16 August 2018

    Global investors managing about $6.7 trillion have called on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to adopt a more robust and effective standard for production of the widely-used vegetable oil.

  • Private equity must improve transparency to reap green benefits, says investment manager

    16 August 2018

    Private equity firms must do more to improve their transparency if they are to embrace the low-carbon transition investment opportunity, according to Earth Capital Partners (ECP).

  • Green bond round-up, 15 August 2018

    15 August 2018

    New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is set to return to the green bond market with its eighth issue, and its first of 2018.

  • GIG claims success as it spreads its wings

    15 August 2018

    The Green Investment Group has had a successful first year in the private sector, with significant expansion overseas, Ed Northam tells Peter Cripps.

  • ESG investing outperformed in recent years, say risk analysts

    15 August 2018

    Increasing exposure to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors "often outperforms the market", especially in recent years, according to risk management company Axioma.

  • GIG makes first Asian acquisition

    14 August 2018

    The UK's Green Investment Group (GIG) has made its first acquisition in the Asian renewables market with the purchase of a portfolio of solar energy assets from Conergy.