Vincent Huck

Articles by Vincent Huck

  • Aviva Investors finances €1.5bn windfarm

    18 July 2018

    Aviva Investors has joined a syndicate of 13 international lenders to participate in the €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) financing of the German 396 MW Merkur offshore windfarm.

  • Impact investing or impact washing?

    19 June 2018

    Insurers say they can find financial value in ESG investing, but they have to be wise to investments that don't deliver on their stated goals. And while ESG can mean different things to different stakeholders, a push for standardisation is not always welcome, according to panellists at Insurance Asset Risk's 2018 EMEA conference. Vincent Huck reports

  • Investors offered tool to model low-carbon transition risk

    08 June 2018

    A modelling tool to help investors and regulators assess how the transition to a low-carbon economy will impact the financial performance of infrastructure investments, has been launched by the ClimateWise Insurance Advisory Council.

  • Aon commits to Principles for Sustainable Insurance

    05 June 2018

    Aon has signed up to the UN's Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI), becoming the first insurance broker to join the initiative.

  • Nippon Life invests in sustainable equity fund

    05 June 2018

    Japanese insurer Nippon Life has launched a JPY5bn ($45.5m) equity fund that invests according to the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs).

  • EU Commission to legislate ESG inclusion in investments

    25 May 2018

    The European Commission has proposed a new regulatory measure to improve disclosure requirements on how institutional investors integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investments

  • World's top insurers stalling on climate change drive

    25 May 2018

    While insurers are increasingly aware of environmental risks which might impact both sides of their balance sheet, new research has found that their investment strategies are not in line with the Paris Agreement. The research was published the same week Royal Dutch Shell held its AGM and shareholders, including some large insurers, were asked to vote on a climate resolution. Did they stand up to the test? Paul Walsh and Vincent Huck report

  • UK politicians recommend using dormant assets for green investments

    17 May 2018

    MPs on the UK's Environmental Audit Committee have published a report recommending that dormant assets in the asset management and insurance industry should be used to counter a drop in green investments.