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LSTA poses ESG quiz to borrowers
4 years ago
The Loans Syndications and Trading Association has published an environmental, social and governance questionnaire which it anticipates will provide the loan market with a standardised tool to collect ESG-related information from borrowers -
UK charities join forces on hunt for ESG managers
4 years ago
Three UK based charities are joining forces in the hunt for a manager to oversee a £32 million ($41.6 million) portfolio with a strong focus on environment, social and governance (ESG) criteria as well as impact investing -
S&P acquires ESG rating business from RobecoSam
4 years ago
S&P Global has acquired an ESG ratings business from RobecoSam, according to an announcement. The acquisition includes that of SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), an evaluation tool. -
Investors increasingly see ESG as fiduciary duty, State Street survey reveals
4 years ago
North American investors are most likely to view ESG as a fiduciary duty, while European investors are driven by regulation, performance and reputational risk, according to results from a survey conducted by State Street Global Advisors -
Managers dispel myth that lenders can’t influence ESG
4 years ago
There’s a growing belief among credit fund managers that they can influence borrowers to take on ESG-friendly practices, contrary to the widely-accepted notion that the business practices of companies are dictated by their private equity owners. -
ESG integration is part of fiduciary duty, finds UNPRI
4 years ago
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) report ‘Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century’, published late last month, concludes that ESG is a source of investment value, ending debate that using ESG criteria might violate fiduciary duties. -
Schroders integrates ESG into corporate revolving credit facility
4 years ago
The firm is the first asset manager to convert its corporate revolving credit facility into an ESG-linked facility, it claims, and will link pricing to three ESG-related key performance indicators -
ESG phenomenon leads to talk of incentive fee models
4 years ago
For asset managers that are diving into environmental social and governance (ESG) investment standards, an ugly truth is the lack of any standardised performance fees. But that could change as more investors begin picking and choosing allocations based on ESG rubrics. -
ESG education top priority for 42% of institutional investors, CFA Society finds
4 years ago
Global Institutional investors are increasingly adopting ESG into their investment decision making – but education on the topic and quality ESG data are needed to help them progress, according to a survey conducted by CFA Society in New York -
Schroders appoints head of sustainable credit
4 years ago
The hire, Schroders anticipates, will "deliver the very best in ESG credit investment solutions for clients" -
Purdue Pharma bankruptcy highlights value of ESG analysis
4 years ago
Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy this week, and the sector wide concern over the US opioid epidemic, has highlighted the utility of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards in credit analyses -
US credit managers make ESG breakthrough after taking a first step via UNPRI
4 years ago
Incorporating a framework for investing in companies based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is a challenge that US credit managers are accepting in growing numbers -
Australian pension fund hires head of ESG
4 years ago
The Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund has appointed Louise Bradshaw to lead the pension fund’s initiatives in regard to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments -
THL updates credit investment framework to include ESG
4 years ago
THL Credit Advisors has announced that it has developed an investment framework for assessing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in analysing credit quality and risk factors -
Borrowers promise to pay penalty if they breach ESG targets
4 years ago
Loan investors are incentivising companies to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance by linking the financial terms of a loan to the ability of the borrower to meet predetermined sustainability targets. -
Goldman Sachs creates sustainable finance group
4 years ago
Goldman Sachs has launched a sustainable finance group, to deliver sustainable growth solutions to the bank’s clients, according to documents seen by Creditflux. -
Dutch development bank creates ESG and impact standing committee
4 years ago
The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) has created a standing committee for impact and environmental, social and governance investing -
Investor requirements rather than performance is driving ESG push: Creditflux survey
4 years ago
Only 14% of respondents to Creditflux's global credit ESG survey said performance was the main reason they were adopting envoronmental, social and governance-themed strategies -
Direct lenders pin hopes on ESG as risk management tool
4 years ago
Strategies geared towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) may have originally been popularised at the behest of pension funds seeking responsible investments, but there are growing hopes that incorporating ESG will help fund managers outperform in a downturn. -
ESG survey: is green and clean investing the future, or is all just hot air?
4 years ago
Creditflux has launched a survey to analyse the growth of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing within credit -
UK pension scheme quits tobacco
4 years ago
Nest is set to go tobacco free across all its investments, with the largest UK pension master trust expecting that the process will take up to two years. -
BNP Paribas AM hires Robeco investment specialist for quant strategies
5 years ago
BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Grégory Taïeb for the newly-created role of investment specialist within the firm’s multi-asset, quantitative and solutions investment group, which includes investments in credit. -
Wells Fargo AM appoints global head of ESG
5 years ago
Wells Fargo Asset Management is looking to enhance its environmental, social and governance (ESG) capabilities and has appointed Hannah Skeates as global head of ESG -
Lazard appoints co-heads of sustainable investment and ESG
5 years ago
Lazard Asset Management has appointed co-heads of sustainable investment and ESG across both sides of the Atlantic -
NN hires head of fixed income and responsible investing
5 years ago
NN Investment Partners (NN IP), a Dutch insurer and investment manager, has appointed a head of fixed income and responsible investing
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