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Asset manager launches credit fund focused on sustainable initiatives
9 months ago
Sustainably-focused asset manager Power Sustainable has launched credit fund with plans to invest in energy, transportation, social and digital and other sustainable infrastructures -
HSBC AM's responsible investing head resigns with view to creating "new asset class"
1 year ago
HSBC Asset Management’s global head of responsible investing has resigned after been suspended by the firm. This followed him delivering a conference speech in May in which he downplayed the impact of climate change on financial markets -
Infrastructure manager targets €1 billion for eclectic mix of project finance debt and SRTs
2 years ago
A Copenhagen-based firm is launching its first credit fund and has partnered with an SRT specialist in London for a component of its potential €1 billion offering -
ESG template fires up hopes of CSO issuance
2 years ago
2021 may not have been a year of big volume in the synthetic bespoke market, but primary business is back, and decisive inroads into environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused issuance bode well for 2022 -
Brace yourselves for increasing ESG basis in credit
2 years ago
One of the safest bets in credit for 2022 is that ESG focus will intensify, with market participants anticipating a surge of green bond issuance as well as widening spread dispersion between climate leaders and underperformers -
Most investors still behind target with sustainability and impact investing, survey finds
2 years ago
72% of global investors plan to increase their allocation targets to sustainability and impact investing. That is according to a limited partner survey by private markets firm HarbourVest Partners HarbourVest’s 2021 ESG, Sustainability, and Impact Investing Survey of LPs -
Zais and BNP Paribas strike ESG breakthrough with climate change CSO
2 years ago
The growing theme of environmental, social and governance standards helping to revitalise the market for collateralised synthetic obligations appears to have taken a big step forward, with Zais Group and BNP Paribas partnering on a first-of-its-kind deal that could lay a template for future transactions -
Former DWS official claims company over-stated ESG progress: WSJ
2 years ago
DWS Group’s environmental, social and governance investment claims are in the spotlight after its former sustainability officer claimed the firm over-stated its ESG efforts, according to the Wall Street Journal -
Axa IM extends palm oil policy to cover ecosystem protection and deforestation
2 years ago
Axa Investment Managers says it is expanding its 2014 policy of excluding investments in companies which do not have sustainable palm oil production certificates by factoring in deforestation and ecosystem protection -
Carlyle and Aflac officials lead new ACC committee with ESG template outlined as priority
3 years ago
The Alternative Credit Council has launched an ‘investor manager committee’, chaired by Carlyle Group’s Erica Frontiero and Elena Boeva from Aflac Global Investments, that has ESG in private credit as one of its first orders of business -
Hermes seeks ESG alpha in companies making changes
3 years ago
Buy-side demand to tick boxes for ESG standards has fuelled a boom in green and social impact bonds that is extending into high yield issuance. But as investment opportunities mount, so does soul-searching about the next phase -
ESG growth in CLOs has momentum in 2021, say JPM strategists
3 years ago
ESG investing in securitised products such as CLOs have 'momentum for growth in 2021' despite very slow volume growth and lack of progress in standardised scoring over the past year, say JP Morgan strategists in a research note -
ESG was factor when firing managers for 42% of investors, survey reveals
3 years ago
The latest survey from investment consultant Bfinance shows the coronavirus pandemic increased focus on ESG issues for over a third of investors - and ESG is important when selecting external asset managers -
M&G lays out ESG focus with £5 billion pledge to 'sustainable private assets'
3 years ago
M&G is allocating £5 billion ($6.8 billion) from its £136 billion with-profits fund into businesses using a model which places emphasis on ESG, sustainability and impact investing -
High yield borrowers face pressure over social data
3 years ago
Two major themes of the credit market in 2020 are on a collision course: high yield issuers playing catch-up after a dearth of issuance and the Black Lives Matter movement putting the focus on the S of ESG investing -
Governance has greatest impact on short-term changes in company valuation out of ESG factors, finds MSCI
3 years ago
Governance has more impact than environmental and social factors on company financial fundamentals and stock price in the short term, but ‘E’ and ‘S’ play their part over the long term, according to analysis from MSCI -
LP round up: horseshoe does the trick for Pimco and other distressed managers
3 years ago
Institutional investors poured $2.7 billion into credit this week through 14 managers, according to board documentation seen by Creditflux -
Pandemic underlines importance of the S in ESG as compliant companies outperform
3 years ago
For years, assessing environmental risks has been at the forefront of ESG (environmental, social, governance) investing, but there’s been a greater appreciation of the ‘S’ in ESG since the market sell-off in March -
PRI unveils ESG workstream for CLOs, loans and ABS
4 years ago
Principles for Responsible Investment has established a workstream on environmental social and governance standards in structured products -
Mercer puts private debt at heart of $2.7 billion fund of fund
4 years ago
Mercer has held a final close at $2.7 billion for a private markets fund that offers investors access to private debt and sustainable products -
Private debt tops the private markets agenda for insurers, finds Schroders
4 years ago
Insurers currently allocate the largest proportion of their private assets’ portfolio to private debt, followed by real estate, according to study published by asset manager Schroders -
MSCI makes ESG ratings public for over 2,800 companies
4 years ago
MSCI Research has made ESG ratings of over 2,800 companies publicly available, according to an announcement by the firm, hoping to encourage open discussion between investors and companies and drive greater transparency -
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.
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