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Data challenges inhibit ESG integration in sovereign credit ratings: World Bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... inhibit the integration of material ESG issues into sovereign credit rating assessments, according to a report by the World Bank Group. Further, there is an "inherent tension" between the credit rating agency industry and sustainability advocates calling ...

ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... near the middle of this century already made up 77% of Asia's 2019 GDP and 46% of the population in 2019, according to World Bank data," Hui said. "This is a powerful market shift that will shape the investment landscape in the region. Still, Europe ...

QBE makes allocation to impact investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
QBE Insurance Group (QBE) has invested in Save the Children's Impact Investment Fund, as part of its dedicated Impact Investment program, Premiums4Good. QBE is the anchor investor in the fund, and the six million-dollar close will enable Save the ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... was $12.9 billion." $23 billion of last month's issuance will go toward COVID 19 efforts, the largest bond being the World Bank's $8 billion bond, Kendall said. "The impact is an important part of our framework and how we evaluate them," Kendall said. ...

IFC expands EDGE program to include BNP Paribas ClimateSeed program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. IFC is a sister organisation to the World bank and is a global development institution. In the 2019 fiscal year, it "delivered more than $19 billion in long-term financing ...

Investing in insurance linked securities, integrating climate risk: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... transaction related to pandemic risk, Liu said. "In terms of pandemic risk, we have a transaction sponsored by the World Bank," he said. "If there's a significant pandemic, particularly for underdeveloped countries, such as Congo or Uganda, if they have ...

Q&A with Pablo Berrutti on launch of Altiorem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, to multi-lateral organisation like the OECD, World Economic Forum and the World Bank to commercial organisations like Lazard's levelised cost of energy analysis or Citi's GPS series. RA: How can members of the ...

IFC to permit structuring of loans in accordance with Green Loan Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... green-loan label, IFC seeks to play a catalytic role in growing green loans across emerging markets." IFC, a part of the World Bank Group, is a leading provider of climate-related financing. During the 2017/2018 financial year, it it committed $8.4 billion ...

QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... the The Benevolent Society Social Benefit Bond in New South Wales, and has also invested in green bonds, such as the World Bank's IFC Green Bond, White said. QBE acknowledged that as impact investing is still in a nascent stage in Australia, the supply ...

International Finance Corporation issues $300m Kangaroo social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, has issued an AU$300 million Kangaroo social bond, the first of its kind. The Kangaroo social bond will be used to fund a program that "benefits women entrepreneurs and low-income ...