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News The Investment Implications of Climate Risk – An Investment Manager’s View

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News CNP Assurances publishes its first report on the use of funds raised by the green issue of November 2019

In June 2019, CNP Assurances was the first European issuer in the insurance sector to publish a framework document for the issuance of green bonds.

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News CNP Assurances adopts a definitive plan to exit thermal coal by 2030 in European Union and OECD countries, and by 2040 in the rest of the world

A year to the day following the Paris financial marketplace declaration for green and sustainable finance, CNP Assurances has adopted a definitive thermal coal exit plan : through this, it is committed to achieving zero exposure to thermal coal in its investment portfolio by (...)

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News Successful €750m Tier 2 notes issue

CNP Assurances has successfully placed €750 million worth of notes due 30 June 2051 and paying interest at 2.5% until 30 June 2031. The notes qualify as Tier 2 capital under Solvency II.

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News Nomura Leads First Green Bond Offering by NTT Finance

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has priced a three-year Green Bond issue valued at 40 billion yen for NTT Finance Corporation. Nomura acted as bookrunner and green bond structuring agent for the (...)

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News Generali’s Europe dominated business battling high claims, says GlobalData

Generali Group has extremely high exposure to Europe, and especially in its native Italy, which has been heavily impacted by COVID-19 and this leaves it facing high payouts (insurance claims), says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics (...)

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News The energy group Snam issues its first transition bond

This Italian gas transport group has just issued in June 2020 a transition bond, a bond intended to support the transformation of carbon-intensive industries.

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News CNP Assurances sets up a governance arrangement of Artificial Intelligence ethics

As a responsible insurance provider, CNP Assurances announces it has appointed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics manager and set up a pluri-disciplinary and open committee, in charge of placing human values and ethics at the centre of any AI (...)

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News What are activists buying after the storm?

The Special Situations strategy went through a roller coaster since February. Typically, due to their long structural market beta, managers tend to underperform in risk-off episodes. However, as they also tend to look beyond short-term volatility, they usually rebound (...)

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News Payment industry in Asia remains attractive for venture capital investors amid COVID-19, finds GlobalData

Consumers across the globe are embracing digital payments more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. Against this backdrop, payment industry in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region remains attractive for venture financing (VF), according to GlobalData, a leading data and (...)

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News Fintech Lending Industry to Hit $291bn Value in 2020

Recent years have witnessed a surge in the number of fintech loans as an appealing alternative to traditional banking services. Although the coronavirus outbreak has affected the fintech lending industry, the unified market is still expected to maintain steady (...)

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News Five Wealthiest Colleges in the US Hit $154.5bn in Endowment Market Value

Colleges and universities in the United States rank among the world’s most prestigious higher education institutions. Many of them are recognized for their strong research programs and host many Nobel Prize-winning (...)

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News A look inside the Fed’s $1.307 billion ETF allocation – 7 iShares ETFs account for 48% of the assets

The Federal Reserve announced on March 23rd that it would purchase corporate bonds for the first time in its 107-year history. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) will begin purchases of exchange traded (...)

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News CNP Assurances publishes its 2019 report on responsible investment and announces its withdrawal from tobacco

With an investment portfolio of more than €300 bn, CNP Assurances continues to strengthen its responsible investor approach to take into account the impact of its investments on society and the environment. In its report on responsible investment, the Group details its (...)

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News COVID-19 impacts global VC funding with high-value deals remaining mostly non-existent, says GlobalData

Global venture capital (VC) investment activity showcased a declining trend (for deals with disclosed funding value) during the COVID-19 hit first quarter (Q1) of 2020 with high-value deals remaining mostly non-existent and low-value deals equal to or less than US$10m (...)

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News Agence France Trésor announced the successful launch of the first French sovereign green bond

Today, Agence France Trésor announced the successful launch of the first French sovereign green bond with a maturity of 22 years. The Green OAT 1.75% 25 June 2039 issuance amount was €7bn, making it the largest and longest-dated green bond ever (...)

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News BlackRock Agrees to Acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), Creating a World Leading Infrastructure Private Markets Investment Platform

GIP is the world’s largest independent infrastructure manager with over $100 billion in AUM and a strong reputation for driving operational improvements in its portfolio companies & proprietary origination

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News Julius Baer to acquire Merrill Lynch’s International Wealth Management business outside the United States from Bank of America

BofAML will provide certain products and services to Julius Baer, including the provision of global equity research, product offerings, as well as structured and advisory products. In addition there will be cross-referral of clients between both (...)

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News Varma invests EUR 230 million in State Street’s sustainable climate bond funds

Varma invested EUR 230 million in the Sustainable Climate Corporate Bond Funds of the world’s third-largest asset manager State Street Global Advisors. The funds aim to achieve a significant reduction in investors’ exposure to carbon emissions and allocate capital to fund the (...)

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News CalPERS Announces $500 Million Infrastructure Partnership with UBS

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced a new $500 million global infrastructure partnership with UBS Global Asset Management (UBS). CalPERS will contribute $485 million to the newly formed company, while UBS will contribute $15 million (...)

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News SUEZ successfully priced an inaugural £600 million Green Bond issuance

Following its first two bond issuances denominated in euro in May 2022 and October 2022, SUEZ successfully priced a 20-year inaugural sterling Green Bond, yesterday.

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News Schroders launches first luxembourg ELTIF 2.0 fund in France

The asset management company, Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A. launched “Schroders Capital – Private Equity ELTIF 2023”, its first Luxembourg ELTIF 2.0 Private Equity fund distributed in France and internationally.

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News Net flows from European wealth managers will decline slightly in 2023

European wealth managers’ net inflows are likely to decline in 2023 as inflation squeezes disposable income, Fitch Ratings says. However, the fall should be modest as most clients have fairly high disposable income, which will not be significantly eroded by higher living (...)

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News Natixis Asset Management to test blockchain with FundsDLT

Natixis Asset Management, a leading affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management announced it started testing the FundsDLT blockchain-powered platform for fund managers

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News ISS Announces Acquisition of Investment Climate Data Advisory Division of South Pole Group

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), the leading provider of end-to-end corporate governance and responsible investment solutions to the global financial community, today announced the acquisition of the investment climate data division of South Pole Group which (...)

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News Enel launches the world’s first "general purpose SDG linked bond", succesfully placing a 1.5 billion U.S. dollar bond on the U.S. market

Enel Finance International NV has placed on the capital market the world’s first bond linked to the achievement of a sustainable objective, part of the Group’s corporate strategy and in line with Enel’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) of the (...)

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News Five Of The Top Ten Largest Banks In The World Are From China - Largest Bank With Almost $5T In Total Assets

China’s banking system can trace its roots back all the way back to the tenth century Song dynasty.

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News LafargeHolcim successfully launches first sustainability-linked bond for EUR 850 million

LafargeHolcim today priced a EUR 850 million sustainability-linked bond with a coupon of 0.5% maturing in 2031. With this first bond of its kind in the building materials industry, the company is confirming its sustainability leadership in the (...)

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News Smart Beta: THEAM renames one of its low-volatility funds

THEAM has just renamed its smart beta BNPP L1 Equity World Low Volatility fund Parvest Equity World Low Volatility. The fund’s strategy and portfolio management team remain unchanged...

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News Natixis Asset Management pledges commitment to carbon neutral strategy

Natixis Asset Management aims to be one of the main players in a more sustainable capitalist economy and this responsibility applies not only to its operations as an asset manager, but also to the way the company runs on a daily (...)

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