Nick Roumpis

Articles by Nick Roumpis

  • Top 10 ESG pinch points outlined by Sustainalytics

    19 February 2018

    The 10 biggest environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks for investors have been flagged by Sustainalytics, which warned that some are expected "to reach a tipping point in 2018".

  • ING and EIB create €300m facility for green shipping

    19 February 2018

    ING has teamed up with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support green shipping investments with a €300 million ($371.5 million) facility.

  • 'Sustainable returns come from sustainable investing', says Ambienta

    19 February 2018

    European private equity firm Ambienta is seeing its sustainable investment strategies bear fruit 10 years after their launch.

  • Upston-Hooper joins Camco after 12 years at GreenStream

    16 February 2018

    Karl Upston-Hooper has left GreenStream Network after 12 years to join Camco Clean Energy.

  • Could Trump's tax reforms slow the PACE market?

    16 February 2018

    The recent US tax overhaul could put the brakes on the rapidly growing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) market, Morningstar Credit Ratings has warned.

  • Combining factor investing and ESG is "most important trend in asset management"

    16 February 2018

    Combining factor investing and environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is one of the most important trends in asset management, MSCI argues.

  • BlackRock: 'Why wouldn't you look at ESG?'

    15 February 2018

    As the availability of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data grows exponentially, the question investors should ask is 'why wouldn't you look at these factors?' rather than 'why would you?', a BlackRock executive said.

  • Tesla is top CO₂ performer but lags in disclosure, TPI says

    14 February 2018

    Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is the best performer in the automobile sector in terms of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, but is let down by its disclosure on the issue, a report has found.

  • Blended finance must unlock more private capital for SDGs, OECD suggests

    12 February 2018

    Blended finance is "trending" among development banks, but it must unlock more private capital to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

  • Best performing funds of 2017: Dimensional's International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio

    12 February 2018

    A focus on stocks with lower carbon intensity paid off for Dimensional's International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio in 2017