EU/UK regulation roundup: Labelling leaps and social stalls
This year has seen huge strides in ESG regulation globally – here are the biggest developments in the region
Bonds
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ETF would give retail access to cat bonds
The ESG product would seek to expand disaster coverage and provide pricing transparency
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Bond issuers want to add ‘ESG’ tag to old debt
Sustainability-linked bonds have come under fire for having weak standards
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Sustainable bond sales fall far behind 2022 projections
But for one type, sustainability-linked bonds, demand is rising
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T. Rowe slams goal-linked ESG bonds
Most sustainability-linked bonds have little to offer in the way of impact, a portfolio manager says
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Muni bond ESG intel service launches
Data around climate risk and potential default can help investors amid a rise in natural disasters
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The financial fallout of an anti-ESG law in Texas
Wharton School finance professor Dan Garrett discusses findings in latest episode of ESG Out Loud podcast
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How diversifying natural capital can protect portfolios
Allocating to a variety of sustainable natural capital investments, says Nuveen’s Martin Davies, protects against physical and market risk
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LGIM adds net zero bond fund
Managed by Matthew Rees and Enda Mulry
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Invesco adds two Euro corporate bond ESG ETFs
Invests across a full spectrum of maturities
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The sovereigns worse on ESG than Russia
Egypt, Turkey and China among those warranting an investor reassessment amid a ‘macro storm’
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ESG bond issuance to reach €1.6trn by 2026
PWC says green, social and sustainability bond market has moved from niche to mainstream