Peter Cripps

Climate as well as tech stocks will offer growth in 2021, says M&G

NNIP joins Axa IM in ditching State Bank of India green bonds

NN IP's green bond portfolios have joined AXA Investment Managers in selling green bonds issued by State Bank of India (SBI) in protest about reports it is planning to support the construction of a giant coal mine.

Axa IM ditches State Bank of India green bonds amid Carmichael coal furore

Q&A with Sweden's central bank on sustainability and QE

Albina Soultanaeva, deputy head of markets department at Riksbank, answers some questions on its plans to incorporate sustainability considerations into its corporate bond buying programme

Green bond comment, December 2020: Should the UK issue a green gilt? Not necessarily

A green bond can help to shine a spotlight on a credible transition strategy. But it cannot substitute for one, argues Peter Cripps

Sweden's central bank brings sustainabilty exclusions into QE

Sweden's central bank said it will incorporate sustainability considerations into its corporate bond buying as part of its quantitative easing (QE) programme from January.

Clean growth VC fund eyes first investments, seeks more investors

A venture capital fund focused on technologies and solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or other adverse environmental impacts aims to make its first allocations by the end of the year.

Finma launches climate disclosure consultation

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma) has launched a climate disclosure consultation for insurers and banks.

What does Joe Biden's Presidency mean for responsible investors?

There was no blue wave, but there could yet be a green wave of investment, writes Peter Cripps

Fitch warns on pricing climate change into property-backed investments

Holders may not be factoring price- and insurance-loss into investment risk assessments