Search Results

Showing 401 - 407 of 407 results for "bonds"

MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... global head of index and ESG research. Institutional investors require coverage of their core portfolios of equities and bonds and, hence, MSCI ESG Sovereign Ratings are a critical tool to integrate ESG research into their fixed income portfolios." The ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... which will provide opportunities to enhance private investment in emerging economies, and has been involved with the Climate Bonds Standards Board, developed by the UK-based Climate Bonds Initiative to establish a set of standards to assess debt issuances ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Climate Bond Initiative has released its prototype Climate Bond Standard, a screening tool that certifies bonds as contributing to the delivery of a low carbon economy. In its first stage, the Climate Bond Standard lists wind energy investments ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... demand for sustainable fixed income investments on the rise, fund managers are creating funds that invest in so-called "green bonds" - bonds with investments in projects such as renewable energy developments. While it is possible to source sufficient ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... example, AEP owns Ohio Power, Kentucky Power, and many others. They are all different legal entities that issue their own bonds. These companies might have different power sources - nuclear, gas, coal - so they could pose different risks to their bond ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... investment bucket, where it might be sitting along other emerging sub-asset classes such as community investing or green bonds. It's niche, but an interesting investment strategy that can pick up on this very wide set of opportunities given the bottom ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... in listed equity portfolios, with a lack of analysis of climate change issues for investments in hedge funds, government bonds and commodities, the report noted. Over half of investors surveyed invest in funds focused on climate change, with a further ...