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Long-term GSSS bond market outlook remains robust despite near-term challenges

Long-term GSSS bond market outlook remains robust despite near-term challenges

Weaker global economic growth, recent regulatory changes in Europe and a downward sentiment among investors on ESG could affect near-term issuance of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds (GSSS) in emerging markets, despite the long-term outlook remaining robust, according to the latest research from Amundi. The global economy faces heightened levels of uncertainty, but underlying market drivers are apparent, such…

Sierra Club urges institutional investors to treat climate change as a systemic financial threat

Sierra Club urges institutional investors to treat climate change as a systemic financial threat

The Sierra Club has urged institutional investors — particularly asset owners, such as pension funds — to confront climate change as a systemic financial threat to the global economy and long-term portfolio returns in its latest paper. The paper is organised in two parts: first, it explains why climate change must be treated as a system-level financial threat; then, it…

PISCES private asset exchange gets FCA go-ahead

PISCES private asset exchange gets FCA go-ahead

The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) has been given the regulatory green light by the FCA. PISCES will be a new trading platform dedicated to shares in private companies. The launch has been confirmed to be on track for later this year, with the FCA detailing the final rules for its operation. The aim of PISCES is…