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Aviva calls for global definition of fiduciary duty incorporating sustainability
23 March 2017UK insurance giant Aviva has called on the UN, OECD and G20 to adopt universal rules on fiduciary responsibility that allow the investors to incorporate longer-term risks such as climate change.
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Quaero fund drops forestry to concentrate on infrastructure
23 March 2017Swiss asset manager Quaero Capital is to drop forestry, real estate and agriculture from its Real Assets Fund as it orientates the Luxembourg-listed fund to a UCITS structure focused solely on infrastructure.
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TRIG to expand into battery storage assets with £50m share raise
23 March 2017The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) is looking to raise £50 million ($62.4 million) through issuing new shares as it is set to help it acquire its first battery storage asset.
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Businesses offered tool to assess financial impact of poor water quality
22 March 2017A method of assessing the financial impact on a business of inadequate water quality has been added to the Water Risk Monetizer tool offered by US company Ecolab.
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Time for investors to wake up to water risks, says MSCI
22 March 2017Now is the time for investors to wake up to water risk, MSCI has claimed.
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RMS moving towards climate change-adjusted rainfall modelling
22 March 2017Too uncertain to consider today, but also too big to ignore
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Asset manager devises Sustainable Development Goals tagging system
22 March 2017An asset manager has developed a system to tag equities according to whether they help meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Green bonds round up, 22 March 2017
22 March 2017French rail operator SNCF Reseau is gearing up to issue its second green bond.
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Actiam aims for 'water-neutrality'
22 March 2017Dutch asset manager Actiam said it aims to make its investment portfolio 'water-neutral' by 2030.
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Stranded assets are real threat to industry - Lloyd's
22 March 2017Insurance companies have been warned again about the risk of their assets becoming 'stranded' in the transition to a low-carbon economy, this time by Lloyd's of London.