Elena K. Johansson

Wheb wins sustainable equity mandate for UK local governments

Wheb Asset Management has been chosen by West Midlands Pension Fund to manage an active global sustainable equity mandate under a multi-provider framework agreement for authorities in the UK's Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

MS&AD plans to launch ¥10bn sustainability bond fund

Japanese insurance group MS&AD plans to launch a sustainability or green-themed bond fund with a target size of ¥10 billion ($90 million) in 2019, Environmental Finance has learned.

People Moves: BMO Global Asset Management, ClimateWorks Foundation, Japan's Financial Services Agency, Rockefeller Capital Management, Global Parametrics, Refinitiv, Aviva Investors, FIM Asset Management and S-Bank Wealth Management

Sustainalytics is biggest external reviewer in 2018

Sustainalytics was the biggest provider of external reviews in the green, social and sustainability market in 2018, according to an analysis by Environmental Finance.

Green bond round-up: Société du Grand Paris, Duke Energy, ReNew Power, Kommuninvest, World Bank, Santa Fe

Zurich reports under new impact measurement framework

Zurich Insurance Group, with the help of BlackRock, has developed a "first of its kind" impact measurement framework that allows it to aggregate two key environmental and social metrics across different asset classes.

One-stop shop green securitisation service launched

A service has been launched to help boost the issuance of green securitisations.

Green bonds can price tighter at issuance, studies suggest

Evidence that green bonds can price tighter at issuance is mounting, according to two studies.

Xylem signs $800m sustainability-linked credit facility

Global water technology company Xylem has signed an $800 million sustainability-linked senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which it claimed is one of the first sustainable improvement loans in the US.

People Moves: Aviva, Aegon Asset Management, Muzinich & Co, PRI and Palladium

Maurice Tulloch has been appointed as chief executive officer of Aviva. He will replace Sir Adrian Montague who acted as interim CEO and will revert to his role as non-executive chairman.