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    The Real Reason So Many Asset Managers Are Struggling in China

    2023-11-07

    Institutional Investor: Shock rippled across the asset management world in March when it was reported that Vanguard was pulling out of China. Reports from Chinese news site Caixin, later picked up by Bloomberg and the Financial Times, said Vanguard had planned to scrap its joint venture with Ant Group, a partnership envied by competitors when it was announced in 2019.

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    Hong Kong's Market Regulator Backs Development of Voluntary Code of Conduct for ESG Services Providers

    2023-10-31

    Yahoo Finance: Hong Kong's securities regulator is backing the development of a code of conduct for environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and data products providers, which is likely to lift the city's credentials as a green finance hub.

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    Legal & General Commits Up to $100 Million to ImpactA Global to Address Critical Sustainable Infrastructure Deficit in Emerging Markets

    2023-10-03

    Legal & General: Legal & General Capital (“Legal & General”) has committed up to USD 100 million to women-led impact investment advisory firm ImpactA Global (“ImpactA”).  This investment will be directed to debt financing for sustainable infrastructure in emerging markets, with a focus on addressing climate challenges and reducing inequalities. 

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    Kishida Says Japan Pensions With $600 Billion Sign ESG Pact

    2023-10-03

    BNN Bloomberg: Japanese pension funds managing 90 trillion yen ($600 billion) will join a global initiative for responsible investment, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a speech on Tuesday.

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    Fund Managers Prefer Using ESG Bonds To Reach Net-Zero

    2023-07-24

    Business Times: More than 70 per cent of asset managers said that sustainable bond structures are their first means of raising capital to help meet their net-zero targets, according to a survey by banking group NatWest.

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    Toyota Taps US ESG Bond Market to Fund Electric-Car Push

    2023-07-06

    Yahoo Finance: Toyota Motor Corp. sold socially conscious debt denominated in dollars for the first time in two years as the Japanese carmaker looks to boost its production of electric vehicles to compete with Tesla Inc.

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    Profit-Seeking ESG Investments Gain Traction in Hong Kong as Sustainability Issues Grab Attention

    2023-05-24

    SCMP: Hong Kong can leverage its vibrant ecosystem for global family offices and asset owners and become a hub for the trillion dollar impact investing industry as investors embrace the fast-growing strategy.

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    ‘Bidding War’ for ESG Talent Breaks Out Among Hong Kong Companies Needing Help on Sustainability Goals

    2023-05-03

    SCMP: A “bidding war” is breaking out among companies in Hong Kong over senior and mid-level managers who have environmental, social and governance (ESG) expertise, as firms strive to reach their climate goals and meet tightening sustainability standards, according to headhunters.

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    Singapore and Hong Kong to Become Asia’s Centres of Sustainable Finance

    2023-04-25

    ESG Clarity: Finance hubs such as Hong Kong and Singapore are taking steps to become sustainable finance centres in the Asia Pacific region, according to a latest commentary from Moody’s.

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    Asian Private Equity Managers Lack Sustainability Engagement

    2023-04-19

    Fund Selector Asia: Although many Asian private equity (PE) managers are taking significant steps to integrate ESG issues into their investment processes, only a quarter of them engage with their limited partners on sustainability issues, according to a report from Mayer Brown and Sedgwick Richardson.

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