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Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... Investment, a global investment manager, has developed a country rating model to explore how ESG factors affect sovereign debt portfolios. Insight Investment believes that ESG factors can be material, but "the tools to identify and consider those risks ...

Green Bond issuance up 50% on first half of 2016: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... to find a treasurer who wasn't a fan afterwards and happy to say so on the public record." In January, France's sovereign debt agency, Agence France Tresor (AFT) issued a â,¬7 billion 22-year green bond. Thus far in 2017, the French sovereign bond ...

The price of climate change to impact portfolios: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... of research into companies that are improving their water usage. See Also: Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

JANA: Majority of fixed income managers consider ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... in credit, 85% indicated they consider ESG factors within their investment process. Out of the 47 responses from sovereign debt managers, 68% indicated they consider ESG factors, JANA reported. JANA, an asset consultant to institutional investors, regards ...

Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Political dysfunction in the United States has affected BlackRock's rating of its willingness to repay sovereign debt, according to the quarterly update of the BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index (BSRI). The BSRI focused on the US and what it labels the ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... PRI has released a discussion paper exploring the link between ESG factors and credit risk in the US%47 trillion sovereign debt market. Asset owner such as pension funds invest in sovereign debt because of a perceived lower risk profile - the PRI cites ...

AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... focus on board diversity strategies and the use of ESG factors across a broader range of asset classes such as sovereign debt. Christensen in particular highlighted impact investing as an area of focus, particularly for the Australian market. AXA IM ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance metrics to assess countries' creditworthiness and risks and opportunities in sovereign debt portfolios. Matt Christensen The approach is outlined in a paper written by AXA IM's responsible investment team. AXA IM ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Towers Watson, and with BlackRock Investment Management and index provider Barclays Capital. "We are concerned about sovereign debt," said Ronan Walsh, portfolio manager, fixed income at VicSuper. "Our core portfolio is passive and our benchmark was ...

Sean Flannery joins Climate Bonds Advisory Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... ground-breaking strategy led by 11 east-Asian central banks which opened several member countries to outside investments in sovereign debt, and innovative approaches to liability-driven investment strategies to reduce risk for pension and insurance funds," ...