Technology transformation will allow new entrants to disrupt key components of the services value chain.

This special report outlines key trends and developments in Asian regions sustainable fixed-income market and provide the context of how these developments should be considered

If the world is to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, the international financial architecture needs far stronger coordination under a re-tooled OECD, writes Steve Waygood.

A report by Franklin Templeton says powerful “waves” are sweeping away established assumptions, fundamentally altering the economic, political and public policy foundations for asset prices.

284 new ETF’s and counting. Why the sudden explosion?

China PE/VC provides investors with access to high-growth companies at the earlier stage of their development, with the potential to invest in future leaders long before they list on public exchanges - says Mercer

There is a sizeable group of institutional investors (29%) who have placed greater emphasis on ESG considerations as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Luxembourg currently has a market share of over 30% of ESG / sustainable UCITS in the EU which, for one of the tiniest countries in the world, is a remarkable feat. How & why is it the case?

CalPERS also voted to maintain its current 6.8% discount rate, which had already been decreased over the summer from 7%.

CFA Institute Recruits Industry Partners to Drive Inclusion & Diversity in Asset Management.

Because its success is so closely aligned to ongoing fundamental science, quantum computing is a perfect candidate for a timeline-accelerating discovery that could come at any point.

The Global Climate Partnership Fund primarily supports financial institutions in partner countries in their provision of funding for investment in small and medium sized enterprises and households in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energies which sounds like an opportunity to me!

What do Citigroup, Bank of America, Softbank, PayPal & Twitter have in common? A shed load of investments it turns out and an area which is worth paying attention to.

The closing messages from COP26 against the closing message of closing remarks at Climate Ambition Summit 2020 help explain Alok Sharma’s emotional response and Boris Johnson grading the progress as 6 out of 10

Beyond the blah, blah, blah. Steve Waygood Aviva Investors.

Three separate declarations from across society call for greater support and protection for the ocean.

A just and inclusive transition for workers and communities. It’s been signed by 44 countries and 32 companies and regions.

The private sector’s momentum puts pressure on policymakers to follow through on the Glasgow Breakthrough on steel.

Governments must develop sectoral roadmaps towards ambitious targets and the finance sector must fully embrace climate change. The question is will either do it and if not now, when?

The importance of the growth target in China is underscored by the fact that the government aims to double income per capita by 2035. The question, then, is not whether policymakers will support growth, but how they will do so.