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BlackRock launches first Paris-aligned ETF in US

BlackRock has launched its first Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) exchange traded fund (ETF) in the US, following four PAB-aligned ETF launches in Europe.

Impact-Weighted Accounts set for overhaul as it eyes international stage

The Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative is preparing to overhaul its strategy, Michael Hurley writes

Loan round-up: Cellnex, Biffa, Fazer, Valorem, U-Ming ... and more

South Pole: We are turning away business

The offsetting firm is expanding rapidly to cater for the boom in demand, Renat Heuberger tells Thomas Cox

Two circular economy funds launched

Two circular economy funds have been launched, by separate asset managers.

Impact guide recommends financial institutions improve forward-looking data

The Center for Climate-Aligned Finance (CCAF) has released a guide for private-sector financial institutions looking to draw up an 'impact-oriented' decarbonisation...

Investor 'keeps faith' with disappointingly slow energy efficiency fund

An investor in a recently-launched energy efficiency fund said he is keeping faith with the company, after it admitted that its deployment of assets was progressing slower than expected, causing its shares to drop more than 10%.

Asian responsible investment 'still lags Europe'

Asian asset managers are advancing their sustainable finance practices but still lag their peers in Europe, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)'s responsible investing report.

BoE begins second round of climate tests

The Bank of England has launched a "second round" of its landmark climate stress test exercise, to assess participants' proposed management actions in response to physical and transition climate risks across several scenarios.

KKR's impact fund ups investment in nature-based solutions firm

KKR's impact fund has made a further investment in Resource Environmental Solutions (RES), which claims to be the largest ecological restoration company in the US,...