Dominic Webb
Some administrators are miscalculating benchmarks due to outdated ESG ratings or failing to apply exclusion criteria in calculations.
Greenbleaching should not be sanctioned while there is no requirement to disclose sustainability, but ESMA should monitor prevalence, group recommends.
BlackRock chief mounts defence of firm's demands for more disclosures, but argues that managers should not try to engineer economic outcomes.
Chancellor is expected to announce nuclear will be in taxonomy on Wednesday but one manager warns drawbacks are economic not environmental.
Research suggests social preferences drive allocation to sustainable funds but financial literacy accounts for sensitivity to higher fees.
PRI calls for 'substantive policy response' to corporate target rollback; FCA challenged on cost to consumers of fund labelling rules.
BaFin set to issue clarification on how it views collaborative engagement, removing major deterrent for investors.
The latest news in sustainable finance: German court issues judgement in Commerz Real sustainability advertising case; cost of capital for renewables utilities lower than for fossil.
UNDP's SDG Impact head Fabienne Michaux discusses the challenges and opportunities of mobilising private sector investors to address gender inequality.
The latest ESG movers and shakers: Persefoni replaces CSO, David Fairs joins consultancy LCP from UK pensions regulator.