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Nomura, Mitsui announce New Forest acquisition as fund reports on impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... In addition, New Forests will leverage Nomura's global distribution network particularly across Japan and more broadly in Asia. The $7.8 billion manager recently issued its 2021 sustainability report, which is organised to reflect the company's impact ...

Cundall names APAC head of ESG advisory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Global engineering and advisory firm Cundall has promoted Madlen Jannaschk to lead its Asia-Pacific (APAC) ESG advisory. Jannaschk has been with Cundall for nearly four years and has worked as a practicing architect and project manager for more than ...

Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... is a way to financial security," said Principal Global Investors executive director, head of international offices and CEO Asia Kirk West. "We're looking at gov't systems, employer systems, the actual financial systems in the market and how they promote ...

BNP Paribas AM launches sustainable Asia fixed income strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Asset Management has launched a sustainable fixed income strategy that offers exposure to sustainable urbanisation trends in Asia. The BNP Paribas Sustainable Asian Cities Bond strategy is the global fund manager's first Asia-focused fixed income strategy ...

Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... going forward." Meanwhile, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched its Digital Sustainability Index (DSI). The first Asia-Pacific framework and index has been developed in partnership with The Centre of Digital Enterprise (CODE) at the University ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... doing," she said. "There are innovative financing models that we can look to accelerate." Kuppalli pointed to its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2), which recently reached first close with US$120 million of capital commitments. TAFF2 aims to capitalise ...

UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... assisted FSI in establishing the green financing framework which articulates how the assets would be used in line with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA)'s Green Loan Principles as well as how the assets fit under the Climate Bond Initiative ...

Investors putting climate change at centre of strategy: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... global climate survey report, which sampled the views of 300 institutional and wholesale investors in EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific ranging in size from less than US$1 billion to more than US$1 trillion in assets under management. More than a ...

ESG drivers rising up M&A strategy agenda: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... bidders." ESG is rising up the agenda in M&A considerations, according to Kushal Chadha, partner at PwC Deals Advisory and Asia Pacific ESG leader - deals and private equity. "Lots of forward-thinking investors are taking quite a strong or fresh look ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies investment manager New Forests has reached first close of its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2) with US$120 million of capital commitments. Investors in the first close include sovereign wealth ...