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Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The fragmented nature of ESG regulation in Asia Pacific leaves investors facing an "uphill struggle", according to State Street. There is less regulation governing ESG in APAC than in Europe, and the lack of a universally agreed approach has led to ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... governance structure of institutions as well," said Northern Trust head of investment risk and analytics services for Asia Pacific Stephen Gwynne. "It means that participants need to take a holistic approach to how they're accommodating the regulatory ...

ESG "becoming integral" to investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... comes to applying ESG investing, said Nadim Jouhid, head of investment solutions at BNP Paribas Securities Services Asia Pacific. "What we see is that in 2019, most of the participants and investors were focusing on making sure that they have a negative ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... for SLDs," he said. "What we've done to date is follow the lead of best practice guidelines for SLLs using the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's sustainability linked loan principles. "We are cognisant of sustainability washing, and this ...

Advisers integrating positive impact into investment choices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... impact investment considerations, up from 18%, and one third are "actively considering" doing so. Wealth managers in Asia Pacific are ahead of global counterparts in integrating impact into investment considerations. According to bfinance's data ...

Uptick in web application attacks on financial institutions: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia, Singapore and Southeast Asia, said Stuart Wilson, vice president for the financial services sector in Asia Pacific, Imperva. "This continues to follow the trend we've seen for 2020, and it's a combination of a few factors relating to the changes ...

New Forests hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... hired Lauren Stewart as head of communications. Stewart comes to New Forests from BNY Mellon Investment Management Asia Pacific, where she was most recently principal, head of communications. Stewart will drive a global communications strategy to grow ...

Fidelity International nabs HESTA talent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... director, sustainable investing, in Hong Kong and brings the size of the firm's dedicated Sustainable Investing Team in Asia Pacific to 13 across five markets and 26 globally. "ESG continues to be a top priority at Fidelity," Tann said. "Building out ...

ASI launches APAC sustainability institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) will launch an Asia Pacific sustainability institute to support the momentum of sustainable investing. The abrdn Sustainability Institute is designed to drive sustainable investing and supporting the buildout of a ...

Leading fund manager scales ESG presence in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... contribute to Robeco's ambition to achieve net-zero emissions across all assets by 2050." Robeco has had a presence in Asia Pacific since 2005 including Sydney and Melbourne. Robeco's Asia Pacific equities investment team is based in Hong Kong and the ...