Archive

Call for EU to create 'taxonomy-aligning' benchmarks

The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has proposed 'taxonomy-aligning' benchmarks that would select constituents based on the percentage of their investments in activities aligned with the EU's taxonomy.

ESMA to scrutinise compliance with ESG benchmark regulations

Larger pension schemes 'more on track' to deliver net zero targets, XPS claims

BNP Paribas launches climate impact infra debt fund

Bond round-up: UK, IIX, Hitachi and more

Bank of America, BNP Paribas lead 2023 sustainable bond underwriting tables

Bank of America and BNP Paribas are well placed to secure the top two spots in the sustainable bond lead manager tables for 2023, currently nudging 2022's top underwriter JP Morgan into third place.

EIOPA proposes capital charges on fossil fuel assets

Fossil fuel-related stocks and bonds pose higher market risks to insurers that could be mitigated via additional capital charges on these assets, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has suggested.

Railpen adds just transition to 2024 voting policy

ISSB incorporation set to rise through 2024, MSCI predicts

COP28: Carbon markets rue Article 6 negotiation 'failure'

Carbon market participants lamented a "disappointing" lack of progress on agreeing a global carbon market mechanism, after last-ditch talks ended in "failure".