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Financial Newswire: The 2025 Australian Insurance Report found 82 per cent of insurers had reworked their asset allocation strategy as a a result of the investment risk posed by geopolitical tension, overtaking both inflation and recession concerns.
MSN/Reuters: Standard Chartered has agreed to sell millions of carbon credits aimed at protecting the Amazon rainforest on behalf of the Brazilian state of Acre as it looks to build out its carbon credits business and foster trust in the nascent market, a senior banker told Reuters.
ESG News: In 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalized climate disclosure rules for asset managers, life insurers, and FCA-regulated pension providers, requiring firms to report in line with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.
Yahoo Finance: UBS was a founding member of the NZBA in 2021. The financial institution said it joined at a time when banks were working to cultivate decarbonization frameworks for financed emissions.
ESG News: Blackstone has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enverus, the largest SaaS‑based energy data and analytics platform, from Hellman & Friedman and Genstar Capital.
ESG Today: J.P. Morgan’s specialist asset management business Mansart has launched the J.P. Morgan Mansart iCubed Global Equity Select Fund, a new fund aimed at providing exposure to developed market equities, while delivering substantially enhanced sustainability characteristics and maintaining low tracking error to its parent universe.
ESG News: The European Commission has launched a public consultation and Call for Evidence to inform the development of its forthcoming Circular Economy Act, aiming to accelerate the EU’s shift away from a linear economic model.
Portfolio Adviser: Elston Portfolio Management have launched a range of model portfolios that invest entirely in UK SDR complaint funds. The Elston Sustainable range, which comprises of five risk-rated portfolios, aims to deliver a multi-asset portfolio strategy, with each allocating 100% of their assets in SDR-compliant funds.
ESG Dive: The push against the use of ESG factors, such as climate considerations in investment decisions and proxy engagement, follows Wall Street’s exodus from climate alliances earlier this year, spurred by mounting pressure from Republican-led state probes and changes in federal leadership.
ESG Today: A U.S. federal judge has denied motions to dismiss most of the claims in a multistate lawsuit accusing asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street of violating antitrust laws and conspiring to use sustainable investment initiatives to manipulate coal markets, allowing the case to proceed.
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