Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • GPIF’s green bond investments surpass $1bn

    14 August 2019

    Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has grown its portfolio of green bond investments to more than $1 billion – less than half a year after it first bought green notes.

  • Bonds round-up: BART, KfW, San Diego, Mitsui, IBRD, EDC, Ottawa

    07 August 2019

    San Francisco BART raises $644m, KfW issues its first HK$ denominated green bond and more

  • GPIF to buy ADB green bonds

    07 August 2019

    The world’s largest pension fund has committed to purchase green bonds issued by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

  • EU green bond standard ‘likely to kill’ second party opinions

    07 August 2019

    The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we know it”, according to French investment bank Natixis CIB.

  • Pimco looks to emerging markets for sovereign green bonds

    06 August 2019

    Fixed income investment giant Pimco has encouraged international financial institutions (IFIs) to ramp up support for emerging market sovereigns to issue green bonds.

  • EU GBS-compatible Climate Bonds Standard gets CBI sign-off

    05 August 2019

    An updated version of the Climate Bonds Standard framework has been published that acts as a ‘universal adaptor’ for international green debt standards including the EU’s Green Bond Standard (GBS).

  • Canadian securities regulators issue climate disclosure guidance

    02 August 2019

    Canada’s securities regulators have published guidance to help companies improve their disclosure of material risks posed by climate change.

  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management fund identifies plastics as engagement priority

    02 August 2019

    The reduction of plastic waste has been identified as an engagement theme by the managers of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM)’s Global Sustain fund.

  • We want to use EU taxonomy but need company disclosure, says CPR

    31 July 2019

    The CIO of a major European asset manager has signalled its intent to use the EU’s environmental taxonomy to assess the sustainability of its investment portfolio – but says the onus falls first on companies to disclose relevant information.

  • Morgan Stanley launches impact portfolio assessment tool

    31 July 2019

    Morgan Stanley has created a tool it claims is the first to evaluate environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing based on the individual impact preferences of its clients.