Ahren Lester

Articles by Ahren Lester

  • Erste doubles its total managed assets incorporating ESG criteria

    20 February 2020

    Austrian firm Erste Asset Management said it will make environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria an "integral part" of a large number of its investment decisions, doubling the amount of assets managed taking into account sustainable standards.

  • S&P integrates Trucost data into analysis and research tools

    20 February 2020

    S&P Global Market Intelligence has integrated climate data from Trucost into its portfolio analysis and quantitative research tools.

  • QBE warns climate change may make insurance premiums unaffordable

    19 February 2020

    Australian firm QBE Insurance has reported climate change could result in premiums becoming "unaffordable" for some customers, as it begins counting the cost of recent natural disasters in its home market.

  • Greencoat Capital launches renewables fund with £280m investment

    19 February 2020

    Greencoat Capital launched a UK renewables infrastructure fund, securing an initial £277 million ($186 million) in commitments from two UK pension funds.

  • Solactive buys stake in German climate data start-up

    18 February 2020

    German index provider Solactive has acquired a minority stake in a German scientific climate data start-up.

  • Treasurers call for help to overcome ESG bond nervousness

    17 February 2020

    Ongoing nerves among corporate treasurers about issuing green, social and sustainability bonds could be settled by helpful engagement with fixed income investors. Ahren Lester hears the views of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

  • RBS targets halving emissions from financing activity by 2030

    14 February 2020

    The UK's Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) pledged to halve the climate activity of its financing activity by 2030 - although it admitted that it does not know how it will achieve the goal.

  • Alok Sharma appointed President of COP26

    13 February 2020

    Alok Sharma has been appointed the UK minister in charge of the UN COP26 summit in Glasgow, after being been promoted to UK business secretary by the Prime Minister.

  • Moody's says EU Green Deal to bring "transformative" climate transition changes

    13 February 2020

    Moody's Investors Service said the EU 'Green Deal' announced in late 2019 will be "transformative" in driving climate transition changes among a number of different industries in Europe.

  • Aviva climate transition strategy crosses €1bn assets milestone

    13 February 2020

    Aviva Investors said its Climate Transition European Equity Strategy has crossed the €1 billion ($1.1 billion) assets under management (AUM) threshold, just six months after being launched.