Trump Plan Would Restrict Retirement Plans from Sustainable Investments: Viewpoint September 29, 2020 By LIZ WESTON Interest in sustainable investing is soaring, as more people become convinced that making a positive impact can be profitable as...
ESG Industry Booms but Investors Worry Risks Are Piling Up September 10, 2020 By Simon Jessop, Sujata Rao and Tommy Wilkes LONDON— If fund managers are serious about clean investments, they need to get their hands dirty. That’s the view of...
AXA Investment Managers Sets 33% Gender Diversity Target on Company Boards July 9, 2020 AXA Investment Managers will set a 33% target for gender diversity on listed company boards in developed markets and may...
Political Risk Losses Up in 2019, Hitting 68% of Surveyed Firms: WTW December 6, 2019 A survey of 41 major corporations by broker Willis Towers Watson found that 61% believe political risk levels increased in...
Directors and Officers Face Significantly Higher Range of Risks: Allianz Report December 4, 2019 The range of risks facing company executives, or directors and officers (D&Os), has increased significantly in recent years along with...
Aviva U.K. Unit Dismisses Fears that ESG Investing Hampers Financial Returns November 7, 2019 By Alice Gledhill A major U.K. institutional investor has dismissed a commonly-held fear of ESG investing — that it hampers financial returns. Aviva...
EU Rules for Responsible Investing to Be Set for Insurers, Asset Managers in 2021 November 5, 2019 By Francesco Guarascio European Union finance ministers are set to adopt new rules this week that will require asset managers, insurers and pension...
Moody’s Acquisition Could Signal Shift in Pricing of Climate Risk: Viewpoint July 31, 2019 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion The acquisition of California-based Four Twenty Seven, Inc., by Moody’s Corporation could signify the beginning of a major shift in...
Zurich Commits to UN Climate Change Targets, to Using only Renewable Energy by 2022 July 1, 2019 Zurich Insurance Group announced it is accelerating actions to progress towards a low-carbon economy “amid an increasing climate crisis.” Its...
S&P Will Issue ‘Environmental, Social and Governance’ Evaluations Including on Insurance Sector April 18, 2019 By Don Jergler If you’re among those who regard “environmental, social and governance” as just another in a long line of trendy buzz-phrases,...