SEB’s AUM-fulfilling ESG criteria increased by 36 percent in 2019
Year-end report shows strong conversion of SEB's AUM to ESG labelled products while investment management profit dips.
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Year-end report shows strong conversion of SEB's AUM to ESG labelled products while investment management profit dips.
Annually, LocalTapiola assesses approximately 150 potential investment targets, from which it picks some ten private equity and private debt funds to invest in.
In August 2019, deforestation of the Amazon led a NAM fund manager to quarantine Brazil's government bonds because of political and environmental risks, attracting attention from global finance media. Meanwhile, Russian forests were ablaze, and the White House opted out of the Paris Agreement. AMWatch asks Nordea's new Head of Responsible Investments, where to draw the line on justifying government bond quarantines.
The hedge fund industry has no shortage of aggressive, in-your-face players, but few are as tough as Chris Hohn. The British billionaire takes the typical playbook to new levels—scuttling deals, pushing to remove bosses, and battering companies with litigation and threats.
Evli's newly established Responsible Investment Executive Group will increase ESG integration into portfolio management and launch new funds, among other things.
Swiss asset manager Pictet has produced a portfolio of sustainable investments based on research from Stockholm University. With the new investment tool, companies with large emissions will be left out.
Instead of ditching oil and gas companies, Storebrand prefers to encourage companies to make a change independently, its asset management CEO says to AMWatch.
Many shipping companies welcome more sustainability, but several of them experience that requirements from investors and customers in particular are unclear.
Sweden’s Wallenberg family says its EUR 45 billion investment portfolio has slashed carbon emissions, as it bets ethical money management will ultimately lead to higher returns.
The team of nine people aims to invest in non-listed companies with strong sustainability targets.
Sustainable investments will set the scene for the coming years' success stories and failures among Danish asset managers, a new report shows. Executives at Danish asset managers predict a larger shake up than the transformation caused by the MIFID 2 regulations.
Forest investments contribute to sustainable development and are also interesting as a real asset with low volatility, says Folksam's Head of Asset Management and Sustainability.
Renewable energy investments will grow five-fold as energy production undergoes radical changes. This change will open up new investment opportunities in energy generation, Blackrock's Swedish portfolio manager says to Helsingin Sanomat.
Seven Danish pension funds are joining the shared tax principles initiative for investments in unlisted companies which ATP, Industriens Pension, Pensiondanmark and PFA agreed on in August last year.
SPP Fonder has worked for a long time to increase the sustainability of its funds without sacrificing returns, says the CEO of the EUR 23.3bn mutual fund company.
The London-based index provider with Swedish roots is opening parts of its analytics platform for its clients, say the firm’s founders.
Danish pension fund ATP has a self-developed standard for green bond investments.
Consideration of ESG factors has gone from a nice to have to a must have, says Vincent Mortier, Group Deputy CIO at Amundi Asset Management.
After criticism for failing to take meaningful action on climate change, the world's largest asset manager is announcing drastic measures to step up its efforts within sustainable investments.
Swedish fund company Catella has increased the number of fossil-free funds under management.
The world's largest asset manager now adds its hefty influence of USD 7tn in AuM to the Climate Action 100+ investor group, putting even more pressure on a big greenhouse gas emitters and fossil fuel companies and adding serious investment capital to climate change mitigation projects.
The Swedish fund management company wants to be a “world leader in sustainable value creation”. AMWatch met with CIO Erik Andersson, who believes sustainability in asset management is not a competition but a chance to do good for clients and society.
While European Energy is trying to amass its own project pipeline in the UK, the Danish RE developer enters a joint venture with London-based asset manager Armstrong to install a 500 MW solar farm, thereby soaring back into the British market.
Eric Pedersen has taken over the reigns as head of responsible investments at Nordea Asset Management. He is fighting to maintain the Nordic bank's position in an area attracting more and more players.
The emissions trade will inevitably be reflected in return expectations, but it will also create opportunities for the firms that aim to reduce emissions, says Head of Responsible Investments at Finnish pension company Ilmarinen.
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