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Axa IM ditches State Bank of India green bonds amid Carmichael coal furore

Credit Suisse, UOB launch Asia impact fund

Credit Suisse and UOB's private equity arm have raised about $60 million at first close of the second Asia Impact Investment fund (AIIF II).

UK commits to emissions trading scheme over carbon tax

The UK government has opted to launch its own emissions trading scheme (ETS) next month, instead of a carbon tax, and has said it will be more ambitious than the EU-run scheme it will replace.

News Round Up: JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, US Department of Labor, and more

Green strings attached - the EU bailout and the roadmap to 2050

The 'Next Generation EU' bailout fund is a model of green conditionality, and may be the shape of things to come, argues Jason Mitchell

'World-first' gender-lens property fund launches

A 'world-first' fund aiming to invest in affordable, safe and secure homes for vulnerable women has been launched, with an initial £15.5 million ($21 million) in investments.

Singapore central bank launches impact measurement initiative

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a FinTech initiative to "promote a green financial ecosystem" in the country, among the aims of which is to measure the environmental and social impact generated by investments and loans.

AP2 divests fossil fuel firms amid EU Paris-alignment pledge

Swedish public pension fund AP2 will exit its equity and bond holdings in fossil fuel firms, in a push to become the first asset owner to align its portfolio with the EU Paris-aligned benchmark (PAB).

People Moves 11 December: LuxSE, ECB, Impax, GAM, Novo Nordisk, Conquest

EU carbon prices hit record after climate goal agreement