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Green negative basis trades open up after GM issues bonds
1 year ago
There is an attractive entry point for ESG-minded credit investors to put on green negative basis trades, according to a research paper by Anthropocene -
"Credit investors should interpret 100,000 Russian troops on the Ukrainian border as worth pricing in"
2 years ago
Welshcake tells credit portfolio managers to under-promise and over-deliver in 2022 -
Robeco adds Asia fixed income head and builds team ahead of strategy launch
2 years ago
Robeco has made a senior hire with a focus on credit and sustainability as it moves staff from Rotterdam in preparation to launch a new fixed income strategy -
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 -
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 -
"If ESG funds only talk the talk, it is because investors, legislators and regulators don’t walk the walk"
2 years ago
Whatever an ESG fund means to you, it probably means something different to the next investor -
Tabula launches ESG compliant Asia ex-Japan high yield ETF
2 years ago
Fixed income exchange traded fund provider Tabula Investment Management has launched what it says is Europe's first dollar-denominated Asia ex-Japan high yield corporate bond ETF compliant with environmental, social and governance standards -
Green QE is future, says BofA
2 years ago
Last week's European Central Bank strategy review confirmed that climate change policies will dictate the shape of future asset purchases, say Bank of America credit strategists -
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 -
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 -
Fund managers brace for EU’s new sustainability regulations
3 years ago
European fund managers were faced with new environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) regulations in March, which enhance disclosure requirements around sustainability -
Green credit advocate launches research body
3 years ago
Stockholm-based portfolio manager and green credit advocate Ulf Erlandsson has today announced the launch of research body Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) -
2020 is a massive opportunity for change - and clinging to past achievements won't wash
3 years ago
Statues don’t serve much of a purpose. It’s time to move on — and credit investors can and should be part of the movement -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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 -
Beyond blacklists: the next step in ESG
4 years ago
Credit managers are integrating ESG into their investment processes, but that does not mean they are unable to invest in unethical credits — they can, if they are paid adequately for the risk. -
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 -
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. -
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
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