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Ares hires head of ESG from Partners Group
4 years ago
Ares Management Corporation has appointed a head for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice, effective from April -
They said it: "How about a carbon reduction covenant?"
4 years ago
In a social media post, Bfinance’s Trevor Castledine recalls a conversation with a private debt manager who claimed to be powerless when it comes to influencing borrowers over ESG. The lender’s response was: “Er…” -
Points up front: Betting on ESG CLOs
4 years ago
Investing ethically is becoming a big part of credit, with CLO managers among the first to adopt environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment guidelines. So it’s no surprise that ESG criteria were high on the list of talking points at the Structured Finance Association’s SFVegas gathering last month. -
ESG pervades US CLOs but screening approach divided
4 years ago
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is reshaping the US CLO market, with February bringing the first CLOs marketed that have explicit ESG-related investment criteria. -
NNIP launches corporate green bond fund
4 years ago
NNIP Investment Partners has launched a green bond fund focused on corporate borrowers, following dominance by this issuer group in the green bond market last year -
Italian pension fund seeks greater exposure to private debt
4 years ago
BNL, the pension fund of the investment manager BNP Paribas Italia, has launched a request for proposals (RFP), looking to commit €20 million to private debt closed-end funds. -
Mercer puts private debt at heart of $2.7 billion fund of fund
4 years ago
Mercer has held a final close at $2.7 billion for a private markets fund that offers investors access to private debt and sustainable products -
LGIM hires ESG head for real assets division
4 years ago
Legal & General Investment Management’s LGIM Real Assets has appointed Sheun Chan as head of environmental, social and corporate governance -
Elfa partners with LMA to develop standardised ESG disclosure topics
4 years ago
The European Leveraged Finance Association, in partnership with the Loan Market Association, has launched an engagement programme to develop a standard set of material ESG disclosure topics on which issuers and borrowers can be expected to report publicly -
Managers face ESG disclosure pressure under ‘ambitious and demanding’ EU regulations
4 years ago
New rules finalised by the European Union will shake up the way managers approach environmental, social and governance investing, sources say. The ambitious initiative is relevant for funds which have a specific ESG mandate — but will also be applicable to firms without an express ESG or sustainability focus. -
New York pensions seek climate change managers
4 years ago
The Comptroller of the City of New York is looking to appoint fixed income managers that invest in climate change solutions, according to a recent notice of search. -
LSTA poses ESG quiz to borrowers
4 years ago
The Loans Syndications and Trading Association has published an environmental, social and governance questionnaire which it anticipates will provide the loan market with a standardised tool to collect ESG-related information from borrowers -
ResponsAbility collects $151 million for impact private debt securitisation fund
4 years ago
Facebook, the European Investment Bank and the government of Luxembourg are just some of the investment sources for the $151 million clean energy impact debt fund. The fund is structured in a similar way to a CLO – with responsAbility offering investors various risk tranches -
UK charities join forces on hunt for ESG managers
4 years ago
Three UK based charities are joining forces in the hunt for a manager to oversee a £32 million ($41.6 million) portfolio with a strong focus on environment, social and governance (ESG) criteria as well as impact investing -
Private debt tops the private markets agenda for insurers, finds Schroders
4 years ago
Insurers currently allocate the largest proportion of their private assets’ portfolio to private debt, followed by real estate, according to study published by asset manager Schroders -
US pension hires Wilshire as ESG consultant
4 years ago
The Rhode Island State Investment Commission has appointed investment advisor Wilshire Associates as environmental, social, and governance consultant at a contract worth up to $75,000 -
Devon pension backs Brunel private debt portfolio
4 years ago
Devon pension fund’s committee has approved a £100 million ($131 million) commitment to Brunel private debt portfolio, according to documents seen by Creditflux -
Danish pension backs green bonds
4 years ago
Sampension is set to boost its green portfolio, by allocating DKK300 million to German and Irish green bonds -
MSCI makes ESG ratings public for over 2,800 companies
4 years ago
MSCI Research has made ESG ratings of over 2,800 companies publicly available, according to an announcement by the firm, hoping to encourage open discussion between investors and companies and drive greater transparency -
Italian journalists set for greater exposure to infrastructure debt
4 years ago
The pension fund for Italian journalists has launched a request for proposals in which it seeks exposure to infrastructure debt, along with infrastructure equity -
S&P acquires ESG rating business from RobecoSam
4 years ago
S&P Global has acquired an ESG ratings business from RobecoSam, according to an announcement. The acquisition includes that of SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), an evaluation tool. -
NIBC prices 'first fully-compliant' ESG CLO
4 years ago
NIBC Bank has priced North Westerly VI in a transaction which the firm describes as “the first CLO fully compliant with ESG best practices” -
Investors increasingly see ESG as fiduciary duty, State Street survey reveals
4 years ago
North American investors are most likely to view ESG as a fiduciary duty, while European investors are driven by regulation, performance and reputational risk, according to results from a survey conducted by State Street Global Advisors -
Eiffel seeks ESG loans as French lenders adopt LuxFlag label
4 years ago
Private debt managers are applying for the Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency’s (LuxFlag) approval in ESG-centric strategies. -
Managers dispel myth that lenders can’t influence ESG
4 years ago
There’s a growing belief among credit fund managers that they can influence borrowers to take on ESG-friendly practices, contrary to the widely-accepted notion that the business practices of companies are dictated by their private equity owners.
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