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Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... from stranded assets. The report notes AIA has already taken steps to outsource some of its infrastructure investments to HSBC "so some of this may be happening already." Further, AIA's CIO Mark Konyn has "also shown an eagerness to avoid the risks presented ...

HSBC, Pollination Group to launch natural capital asset manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
HSBC Global Asset Management Limited and Pollination Group Holdings Limited have agreed to create a natural capital manager in a venture to mainstream natural capital as an asset class. HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management "aims to offer investors ...

Global green bond market continues to grow, expand: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... and that issuers are utilising the full range of financial instruments and incorporating green into that." J.P. Morgan and HSBC were joint global co-ordinators and book-makers on that transaction. Another trend is the expanding definition of sustainability ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... transition to a lower carbon economy are present across many sectors," said Stephanie Maier, director of responsible investment, HSBC Global Asset Management. "The focus companies represent both carbon intensive companies and those with significant opportunities ...

UCA Funds Management hires Benjamin Pedley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... director investments. Benjamin Pedley, director investments, UCA Funds Management Pedley comes to UCA Funds Management from HSBC Private Bank based in Hong Kong, where he was head of investment strategy, Asia. In this role, he helped manage more than ...

Climate-aligned bond universe reaches $597.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... industry, agriculture and forestry, waste and pollution, water themes, and multi-sector bonds. The report was commissioned by the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. "Scaling up finance for the transition to a low-carbon economy is critical for ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... management, with a strong focus on ESG solutions. He has more than 10 years of investment experience, including roles at HSBC Global Asset Management and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He received his B.A. in economics from the Universite Paris ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... to develop these voluntary principles, which were then also endorsed by BNP Paribas, Daiwa, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Mizuho Securities, Morgan Stanley, Rabobank and SEB. The principles outline a process for designating, disclosing, managing ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Danske Bankm Deutsche Bank Advisors, Generation Investment Management LLP, Global Evolution, Hermes Fund Managers Limited, HSBC Global Asset Management, Maplecroft, MN, MSCI, oekom research AG, Pension Protection Fund, PIMCO, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken ...

Institutional investors back carbon tax scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... establishment of an independent Climate Change Authority to advise on the trajectory and emissions reduction milestones. HSBC Bank noted that according to Treasury modelling, the carbon tax would add 0.7ppts to CPI at initial introduction and then a ...