Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Wheb's AUM trebles in a year

    22 October 2021

    Wheb Asset Management has seen its assets under management (AUM) treble in a little over a year, as it rides a boom in demand for impact investing.

  • Bond round-up: KfW, Micron, Blackstone, Triodos, Wesfarmers, KommuneKredit ... and more

    20 October 2021

  • US Fed: climate risks could lead to a sharp repricing of assets at any time

    11 October 2021

    The US Federal Reserve has given its strongest indication yet that it could provide supervisory guidance for large banks on managing climate risks, warning that "climate-related risks could lead to a sharp repricing of assets at any time".

  • ESG data and ratings face regulatory ramp-up

    08 October 2021

    Regulators are bearing down on the ESG data industry, Environmental Finance's The Future of ESG Data conference heard. Peter Cripps reports

  • ECB warns banks face severe impact from run-away warming

    22 September 2021

    Runaway climate change would increase by 30% the risk that the most exposed banks would default by 2050...

  • People Moves 27 August: Fiona Reynolds, White Oak and more...

    27 August 2021

  • PCAF to relaunch standard ahead of COP26

    23 August 2021

    The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is planning to relaunch its standard ahead of the COP26 climate summit in October.

  • NNIP's acquisition by Goldman 'a defeat for sustainable investing in Netherlands'

    19 August 2021

    Goldman Sachs' purchase of Dutch insurer NN Group's investment management arm has been described by one market observer as "a defeat for sustainable investing in the Netherlands".

  • Biden's infrastructure bill given cautious cheer by investors

    12 August 2021

    Investors in low-carbon infrastructure in the US have given a sweeping spending plan only a lukewarm reception, but policy tailwinds for climate-focused investors are growing, Peter Cripps writes.

  • The 12 key take-aways from the IPCC report, according to HSBC

    10 August 2021

    This week's report on climate science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should prove to be "yet another wake-up call for governments to set ambitious, credible climate targets that cover both mitigation and adaptation", according to HSBC.