Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • Suncorp best-placed insurer to ride out APAC climate risk, Sustainalytics says

    31 January 2019

    Suncorp has been identified by Sustainalytics as the best-positioned property and casualty insurers to ride out climate risks in the volatile Asia-Pacific region.

  • CPR and CDP launch disclosure-focused climate fund

    31 January 2019

    CPR Asset Management and CDP have launched a ‘climate fund’ to invest in global equities that best manage climate change-related risks, based on company disclosures.

  • Green bond round-up, 30 January

    30 January 2019

    Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.

  • Funds of 2018: Pictet Water

    30 January 2019

    A year of two halves saw Pictet water fund's 'barbell' strategy tested by political wrangling, its managers tell Michael Hurley

  • Hermes EOS identifies mining companies as engagement focus

    29 January 2019

    Hermes EOS has identified mining companies as a focus for engagement over the next two years, as it looks to build on its 2018 interactions with corporates – about half of which were successful.

  • ESG ratings companies warn of PG&E 'cautionary tale'

    28 January 2019

    ISS-oekom, Sustainalytics and MSCI have urged investors to take heed of the ‘cautionary tale’ of PG&E, whose long history of subpar performance on managing environmental risks has for years been flagged by their ratings.

  • France projects €8bn green bond issuance in 2019

    24 January 2019

    France has identified €8 billion ($9 billion) worth of eligible projects that it can finance this year through the issuance of green bonds.

  • ERAFP awards emerging market corporate bond mandate

    24 January 2019

    French pension fund ERAFP has awarded a €160 million ($204 million) emerging market corporate bond mandate to Aberdeen Asset Management.

  • Green bonds round-up, 23 January

    23 January 2019

    Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has issued its second green bond, raising CAD500 million ($375 million).

  • Investment banking giant Citi issues first green bond

    23 January 2019

    Citi has made its long-awaited jump from one of the top green bond lead managers to issuer of green notes, in a landmark €1 billion ($1.1 billion) transaction.