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USS unveils own climate scenarios to address inadequacies in widely used models
07 September 2023UK pension fund USS has published four climate scenarios that it says "better reflect the real-world risks and opportunities that frame our investment decision-making over the short- and medium-term", as it criticised widely-used models as "inadequate".
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Loan round-up: Safaricom, Italo, Turk Traktor ... and more
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NZAOA members 'split' on sovereign debt climate target-setting
07 September 2023The thorny issue of how to set decarbonisation targets for sovereign debt has split the signatories of the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA), leading to a "compromise" of a proposed scoring system.
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Sustainable fund label 'missing' in the EU
07 September 2023There is currently little to help investors understand the ESG credentials of funds in the EU, and so the region should follow a similar approach to the UK's fund labelling, an investor has told Environmental Finance.
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NGFS alerts regulators of need to improve monitoring of nature risk to financial system
07 September 2023The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has warned central banks and regulators that nature poses a risk to the financial system, in a guide that urged supervisors to improve how they assess and address these risks.
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First Sentier launches biodiversity toolkit for investors
07 September 2023First Sentier has launched a biodiversity toolkit to help investors assess water and deforestation risk within their portfolio and better engage with clients on these issues.
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Fidelity adds 8 Article 9 strategies to fund offering
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Bond round-up: Orange, Telefonica, Generali, Brazil ... and more
06 September 2023 -
The ECB plots the 'winners and losers' of the transition
06 September 2023The central bank has alerted lenders and investors to the relative winners and losers in the transition - with fossil fuel companies set to take an immediate hit. Michael Hurley reports
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Climate Action 100+ launches diversified mining standard
06 September 2023