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Bond round-up: Hong Kong, Ardagh Metal Packaging, Equinix, NatWest, Italy, Toyota ... and more

News Round Up: M&G, Malaysia, Aberdeen Standard Investments, and more

BIS suggests liquidity backstop to protect against 'runs' on high-carbon assets

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned of potential "runs" on brown assets as investors exclude high-carbon corporate emitters from their portfolios, and has called for the creation of a 'liquidity backstop' to help solve the problem.

Exxon adds Ubben to board ahead of AGM

ExxonMobil has appointed Jeff Ubben to its board, in an apparent concession to demands made by the activist investor to reposition its business model to reduce the impact of its business on climate change.

Apollo appoints 'impact advisory' group

Apollo has appointed an 11-member group to support the private equity investment manager's impact investment strategy.

Viñes Fiestas to leave BNP to join Spanish regulator

Helena Viñes Fiestas is to leave BNP Paribas Asset Management to join the Spanish securities market regulator.

News Round Up: Citi, Fidelity, CISL

BlackRock sees increased focus on circular economy in midst of Covid-19

The shift towards a circular economy has actively increased in the past six months, in spite of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest findings from BlackRock's Circular Economy Fund.

Federated Hermes to ask companies for 'net positive biodiversity impact'

Companies in sectors including consumer goods, mining, oil & gas, real estate and finance are to be asked to disclose their impact on biodiversity and to set a target to have a 'net positive impact'.

Microfinance lending doubled as small business dodged Covid - CaixaBank

CaixaBank's 'social bank' subsidiary doubled year-on-year the amount of loans it provided to small companies and entrepreneurs, as so-called microloans helped businesses pivot to avoid the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic last year, the Spanish bank said.