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Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... bond in general compared to those issued in the market," said Xuan Sheng Ou Yong, sustainable fixed income lead, Asia Pacific, at BNP Paribas Asset Management. He said that the small size makes sense because it could be potentially challenging for a ...

Morningstar boosts ESG focus with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... has worked for Thomson Reuters and Refinitiv and headed up the sustainable finance and investment sales efforts for Asia Pacific at the London Stock Exchange Group. She was most recently chief commercial officer for Viridios AI, the global carbon data ...

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Global financial services firm Societe Generale acted as sustainability coordinator. The loan is aligned with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's (APLMA) green loan principles and sustainability-linked loan principles. It is tied to a Scope 1 ...

Geopolitical risks push APAC family office allocations locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Geopolitical risks are dictating how family offices in the Asia Pacific invest as more intend to shift asset allocations to their home regions, according to UBS. Family offices surveyed in the UBS Global Family Office Report across the Asia Pacific ...

RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... a structural perspective but also on a host of details," said Xuan Sheng Ou Yong, sustainable fixed income lead, Asia Pacific, at BNP Paribas Asset Management. "Bond issuers must provide exhaustive use-of-proceeds information, demonstrating how they ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid "new market regime"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... 51% are interested in new infrastructure projects such as energy storage and grids. Notably, pension funds in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region showed above-average interest in nature-based solutions. Nuveen's head of global client group Mike Perry ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... strategic growth priorities. Following a 17-year career at MAM, where she was most recently chief operating officer for Asia Pacific, Elliot joins New Forests' executive leadership team, reporting to chief executive Mark Rogers. New Forests also ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Australian and Asia Pacific financiers see reputational risk as a greater concern than the social and environmental impacts of the companies in which they invest. Personal views on climate are influencing investment decision-making, with financiers ...

Rest makes another impact investment allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... outcomes to make the world a better place," said Justin Cowper, head of institutional business for Ninety One in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. "We are fully aligned with this philosophy and as such, are ecstatic to have partnered with Rest on our ...

China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... couple of years and would be beneficial for global investors including Australian ones," BNP Paribas Asset Management Asia Pacific ESG research lead Crystal Geng told FS Sustainability. "Firstly, it will be directly related to sustainability, will enhance ...