Ahren Lester

Articles by Ahren Lester

  • Amundi supports Barclays fossil fuel funding shareholder resolution

    13 February 2020

    Major French asset manager Amundi has confirmed it will support a resolution calling on Barclays to phase out its funding for fossil fuel firms.

  • Moody's says ESG concerns increasingly influencing credit quality

    11 February 2020

    Moody's Investors Services said environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns were "increasingly" influencing credit outlooks in 2020.

  • Adam Matthews: A believer in the power of engagement

    10 February 2020

    The Church of England Pensions Board's ethics and engagement director explains to Ahren Lester the key role asset managers can play in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy

  • Japanese governance shortfalls masks underlying ESG strength, says investor

    10 February 2020

    Governance practices continue to hold back the perception of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) positioning of Japanese firms, a report said

  • HSBC named largest green, social and sustainability bond manager

    10 February 2020

    HSBC became the largest green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market underwriter in 2019, in a year marked by rapidly accelerating diversification of the market.

  • ESMA publishes ESG action plan

    07 February 2020

    The EU securities markets regulator is to increase its focus on sustainability, including looking at climate stress testing, risks from green bonds, and pushing credit rating agencies on how they incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

  • EU Taxonomy-consistent index family launched

    06 February 2020

    ISS ESG has launched a family of climate-focused indexes which are consistent with the specifications of the EU technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) report.

  • Swedish fund manager launches Nordic green bond fund

    05 February 2020

    Swedish fund manager, Lannebo, will launch an actively-managed fund focused on Nordic green corporate bonds amid a surge in issuance from the region.

  • Energy efficiency fund buys $110m US portfolio

    05 February 2020

    Investment fund SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) has completed its $110 million acquisition of a 50% stake in a US industrial portfolio.

  • BNY Mellon launches sterling version of sustainable bond fund

    04 February 2020

    BNY Mellon Investment Management has launched a sustainable, sterling version of its £2 billion ($2.6 billion) Global Dynamic Bond strategy.