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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 -
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 -
A framework for rating the ESG-ness of a borrower is developing, but rating providers are taking diff erent approaches to evaluating environmental and social impact — and getting diff erent results4 years ago
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Points up front: Benefits of being unethical
4 years ago
Investing ethically is increasingly becoming part of a credit manager’s mandate, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies all the rage. -
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 -
Machines connect as credit managers’ new best friends
5 years ago
The clamour for credit funds that adhere to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria means the managers behind these funds are handling ever-larger and deeper data sets. This has led a growing number of fund managers to divert resources into incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into their investment processes -
Pimco launches latest ESG-focused credit offering
5 years ago
Pimco has launched its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) fixed income offering - GIS Global Investment Grade Credit ESG Fund. -
Cairn makes ESG and senior credit research appointments
5 years ago
Cairn Capital has signalled its commitment to environmental, social and governance with the appointment of a head of ESG -
Consultant calls on investors to quiz managers over ESG processes
5 years ago
The lack of consistent and reliable data seems to be a major challenge when embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria across private equity, infrastructure and credit.
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