Market Views: How to spot greenwashing
As investor interest in sustainable assets continues to rise, a big challenge is how to ensure fund managers live up to their ESG claims.
Tag : sustainable investing
Sustainability strategies: when numbers alone don't tell the full story
Identifying resilient companies in the sustainability space is as much art as it is science.
Japanese pension plans start using ESG benchmarks
Japan’s $130 billion National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel has made a landmark first step into sustainable investment.
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Weekly roundup of people news, Jan 15
Capital Group names new Japan president; Robeco replaces Singapore chief; Hillhouse Capital hires ex-Blackstone MD; Vontobel expands EM debt team; HSBC Global AM names Apac ETF sales head; Manulife creates new digital business role; Stanchart names CIO for wealth management; TMF appoints fund services exec in Shanghai; and more.
Indonesia’s SWF plans spark governance questions
Experts say the country's debut sovereign wealth fund needs full investing independence to attract international assets, but this appears unlikely according to current plans.
Why central bank digital currencies could attract instos
Central bank digital currencies are seen as more stable than Bitcoin, but they are not likely to be traded the way cryptocurrencies or forex are.
NPS to add nearly 40 staff, restructure overseas asset team
The Korean public pension fund has split its global public market division and will hire 38 personnel across divisions as it looks to drastically increase overseas investments by 2025.
Weekly roundup of people news, Jan 8
HSBC Global AM appoints new Asia fixed income chiefs; PAG names Japan PE co-heads; EquitiesFirst names Beijing office head; Noah Holdings CIO resigns; Pictet replaces Singapore chief; HKEX names interim CEO; Tahnoon Pasha departs Spencer Stuart and Asia; Newton IM poaches Aviva Investors' CEO.
Credit funds eye openings as more banks cut Asia lending
The number of lenders reducing their Asian exposure is seen to be growing fast amid the coronavirus crisis, leaving asset managers keen to fill the financing gap.
Emerging market corporate debt, explained
In a recent webinar, AsianInvestor spoke to top experts on emerging market (EM) corporate debt to get a better sense of the opportunities, risks and rewards that investors should be familiar with. To continue the conversation, we followed up with panelists to further explore some key issues.
Green and ESG bonds: what’s behind their rise?
The past year has seen something of a growth spurt for green bonds, with the market heading toward the $1 trillion milestone, according to data from the Climate Bonds Initiative and Bloomberg. It has also seen the emergence of social bonds, used for social investments with aims such as expanding access to healthcare and education. As well as significant government bond launches, there has been increased issuance from the corporate sector and from a wider range of businesses and industries.
BLF’s stricter rules on external managers may backfire
Taiwan’s state pension fund has pledged to regulate external managers more strictly after the bribery scandal, but the additional red tape could turn away some fund houses.
Making ESG mainstream in Asian portfolios
While sustainable investment themes and practices are making steady in-roads across the region, the pace would increase with greater asset choice and standardised data, finds the latest AsianInvestor / S&P Dow Jones Indices ESG poll.