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World’s pension funds return to form in 2016
05 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The world’s largest pension funds increased their assets under management by 6.1 percent in 2016, and are now worth $15.7 trillion, according Willis Towers Watson

BNP Paribas: ESG investment seeing increased interest
25 May 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The survey report noted that 77 percent of asset owners already incorporate ESG aspects into their strategies

AxiomSL appoints new CEO for APAC
28 April 2017 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Peter Tierney has joined AxiomSL as CEO for the Asia Pacific region, based in Singapore

ESG key for millennial investors
22 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Millennial investors find environmental, social and governance factors to be important, but their return expectations are unrealistic

ESG changing the face of asset management
21 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The role of the asset manager is evolving as a more challenging regulatory environment and changing demographics bring environmental, social and governance issues to the fore

BNP Paribas commits to responsible investment
07 September 2016 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

BNP Paribas Securities Services has signed up to the principles for responsible investment (PRI)...

BNP Paribas release new investment planning tool
16 June 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNP Paribas Securities Services has developed a platform to enable its clients to better manage environmental, social and governance factors in their investment planning...

ALFI: ESG is the future
09 March 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Responsible investment’s environmental, social and governance factors are rising in prominence in the fund industry, so much so that continued ignorance of them could be perilous, heard attendees of the ALFI Spring Conference...

Glass Lewis and Sustainalytics in proxy partnership
19 February 2016 Amsterdam
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Research ratings and analysis firm Sustainalytics has paired up with Glass Lewis to integrate environmental, social and governance processes in to proxy voting and governance services...

Green mandate for BNY Mellon
19 November 2015 Burlington, Vermont
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNY Mellon has been appointed by the Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financial Agency and Saint Michael’s College as trustee, paying agent and registrar for $18.5 million in green bonds...

ISS finds partner for ESG
09 September 2015 Zurich
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has partnered up with RepRisk for environmental and social governance (ESG) operations...

ESG analysis acquisition for Sustainalytics
08 September 2015 Zurich
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Sustainalytics is acquiring ESG Analytics, a provider of web-based solutions to assist asset managers in analysing and managing their environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities...