ESG Today: UK-based assets manager M&G and its Zurich-based impact investing unit responsAbility Investments announced the launch of the M&G responsAbility Sustainable Solutions Bond Strategy.
Yahoo Finance: Texas has added Britain's NatWest to a list of firms that "boycott" energy companies, potentially restricting the bank's business with public agencies, the comptroller said.
Yahoo Finance: Britain said it would propose a law next year to regulate raters of company environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, whose benchmarks help channel billions of dollars into sustainability-focused investment funds.
Funds Europe: UK pension funds and insurers are showing a strong preference for diversification across renewable energy technologies, according to a survey.
BNN Bloomberg: Asset managers outside the UK are about to find out whether they can continue to sell their ESG funds to British investors. The UK is preparing to launch a consultation on the geographic scope of its new rules for funds claiming to target environmental, social and governance goals.
BNN Bloomberg: Firms operating in the UK are being advised to go through any products and services around which some sort of sustainability claim has been made, to ensure they’re not in the crosshairs of a regulatory crackdown that’s due to take effect at the end of next month.
Funds Europe: 95% of UK pension funds and insurers in a survey said they expect to increase allocations to renewable energy assets over the next five years.
Institutional Investor: The United Kingdom’s largest workplace pension plan is set to move 70 percent of its assets into climate-aware strategies, the fund announced.
Yahoo Finance: Britain's financial services regulator is looking at how investment banks and commercial insurers deal with sexual harassment, bullying and other non-financial misconduct amid complaints from alleged victims that they are often silenced or forced to quit.
Funds Europe: A study by Cardano, the investment management and advisory firm, has revealed that chief financial officers (CFOs) of UK businesses are "unclear and unprepared for potential impacts of ESG risks on their operations".
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