IIGCC issues new guidance on bondholder stewardship in labelled debt
New guidelines offer investors mechanisms for ramping up the pressure on bond issuers
Fixed Income
New York State’s Andrew Siwo: ‘our proxy for success is investment performance’
Ahead of New York Climate Week, Andrew Siwo, head of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) at New York State Common Retirement Fund tells NZI about an eventful year
Duration risks: fossil fuel bond issuers are betting on a delayed transition
The world's largest oil and gas companies are ramping up the duration of debt issued in a bet against the energy transition, exposing investors to significant risks new research shows
More carbon, more interest: Europe’s banks price in climate risk
New research from the ECB shows banks are increasingly penalising polluters
Aegon AM’s Rory Sandilands: “Working with the refinancing lifecycle is key for bond stewardship”
Part 2 of Net Zero Investor’s Stewardship Series explores engagement strategies in the short-dated bond market
BNP Paribas ceases underwriting of coal and gas bonds
French lender BNP Paribas has effectively ceased to participate in the issuance of bonds by the oil and gas sector, the bank confirmed at its AGM this week, in one of the most drastic pushbacks to fossil fuel lending so far
NZI with Mona - climate stewardship for bonds
NZI editor Mona Dohle sat down with Josephine Richardson, managing director and head of research at the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute to discuss the role of bonds in the net zero journey
How bond markets can battle nature loss
Josephine Richardson, head of Research at the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute examines how investors can steer nature positive outcomes in their bond holdings
Are UK investors turning their backs on private markets?
During the PLSA conference in Edinburgh, pension funds were split about the benefits of investing in private markets, with lack of transparency on carbon footprints being one concern
Brightwell’s Wyn Francis: ‘the transition is on the verge of accelerating’
As part of our new podcast series, NZI with Mona, Net Zero Investor sat down with Brightwell CIO Wyn Francis to discuss the challenges of decarbonising a fixed-income heavy portfolio.
NZI with Mona - Wyn Francis
Wyn Francis, CIO for Brightwell sits down with Mona Dohle to discuss his net zero by 2035 strategy and the challenges that come with tackling climate change in fixed income portfolios