Asset Managers – Page 24
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DWS offices raided on suspicion of greenwashing
Public prosecutor found ‘sufficient factual indications’ practice did not match info in sales prospectuses
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Franklin Templeton to buy Alcentra from BNY Mellon
Acquisition will double Franklin Templeton’s alternatives asset under management
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NewsEU securities watchdog delivers anti-greenwashing supervisory briefing
Briefing described as ‘to-do list’ for national supervisors on how best to deal with greenwashing in asset management
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US SEC proposes asset management ESG disclosure rules
US regulator wants ’consistent and comparable’ disclosures to fight greenwashing
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NewsEnvironment Agency Pension Fund backs LOIM sustainable private credit strategy
Local authority pension fund commits to fund in context of its net-zero ambitions
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French groups agree sponsored research charter in post-MIFID II move
Move follows recommendation of financial regulator and drop in number of companies covered by independent research
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NewsSchroders to back climate shareholder proposals at Chevron, Exxon, Shell
Asset manager pre-declares voting intentions
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Thermal coal mining bond in ESG ETF but now sold, data coverage rectified
Bond was issued by SPV that was initially not linked to the parent, Siberian Coal Energy JSC
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BlackRock: Institutions to help drive global bond ETFs to $5trn by 2030
Asset manager upgrades forecast ‘despite the most challenging fixed income market in decades’
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NewsESG roundup: Redington fintech develops ESG manager voting record tracker
Consultancy claims solution ’signals a material shift in providing holistic access to stewardship data points’
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NewsPME sells MN stake to PMT for €1
PMT already had an interest of almost 80% in the pension provider
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NewsUS SEC charges AGI and portfolio managers with securities fraud
AllianzGI announces plans to unload US business to Voya
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BT Pension Scheme awards $1bn private equity mandate
DB pension fund sticks with Federated Hermes for third ‘Horizon’ allocation
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NewsPension fund group develops model ESG contract language
Pension Fund for Inclusive Capitalism releases resource for use across public and private equity markets
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NewsESG roundup: BlackRock to support fewer shareholder proposals this year
Plus: Moody’s on ‘flat’ global sustainable bond issuance in 2022 and more
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Swiss AM association plans international standards for sustainable finance hub
AMAS wants to ensure the integrity and transparency of investment products marketed as sustainable
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NewsNEST, CEPB on board as UK transition plan taskforce launches
Taskforce to develop ‘the gold standard’ for climate transition plans as net-zero commitments abound
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Generali Investments buys EIB digital bond tokens on Ethereum blockchain
Early move by Italian asset manager in digital bond secondary market as blockchain edges towards the mainstream
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NewsNature Action 100 expected to launch summer 2022
Collaborative investor-led programme in the process of scoping governance structure
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NewsRobeco fined €2m for failing anti-money laundering compliance
Regulator AFM was suspicious after Robeco reported many fewer suspected client transactions than other financial firms
