Can you say a few words about Apolis and your investment philosophy? Apolis is a a private investment office located in Monaco whose main philosophy is centered around yield generation. The company employs a disciplined approach focused on preserving family wealth across different cycles, volatility regimes, and asset classes. WeContinue…
S&P Global Sustainable1 Introduces Nature & Biodiversity Risk Dataset for Enhanced Understanding of Corporate Impact on Nature S&P Global Sustainable1, a leading provider of sustainable finance solutions, has unveiled its Nature & Biodiversity Risk, a new dataset assessing nature-related impacts and dependencies of companies accross their direct operations, offering valuableContinue…
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) launched the ICMA’s new database dedicated to sustainable bond data. Established by ICMA and built and fed by the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), LuxSE’s leading platform for sustainable finance, the database provides ICMA members and the wider financial communityContinue…
This week, the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme, released a significant expansion to its scheme with a new Company-level Certification. This certification indicates to investors that a company is a green entity committed to a Paris-aligned pathway of limiting global warming to 1.5-degrees. The Climate Bond Certification focuses onContinue…
On April 20, 2023, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report on the impact of climate change on compensation frameworks in financial institutions. As climate change becomes a top priority for financial institutions and regulators, many are adopting climate-related metrics in their compensation frameworks. Several jurisdictions have already incorporatedContinue…
More than a decade since the release of the first Rate the Raters report, ESG ratings remain highly relevant. However, the industry is at a crossroads. How raters respond to the pressures they face will dictate what the field looks like in the decade to come, and indeed, whether ESG ratings, asContinue…
Interview with Gérald Mathieu, CEO of Barclays Monaco, Director of Private Banking Europe and the Middle East, also Chairman of the Commission for the Promotion of the Financial Place at the AMAF. Tell us about your wealth management journey I have worked in banking for just over 30 years, onContinue…
The UN Water Conference, co-hosted by Tajikistan and the Netherlands, is taking place for the first time in half a century. It brings together governments, intergovernmental organisations, international financial institutions, the scientific community, representatives from civil society and other stakeholders to discuss water security and tackle the world’s many water-issues head-on. Open CallContinue…
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), together with the European Central Bank (ECB), published a Joint Statement on climate-related disclosure for structured finance products. The Statement encourages the development of disclosure standards for securitised assets through harmonised climate-related data requirements. climate-related structured products The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the ECBContinue…
To reduce its economic impact, adaptation and mitigation actions are urgently needed. Decision-makers need to understand their benefits and costs compared to not acting at all. This briefing summarises the main assessment concepts, key methods and related challenges and constraints, and provides practical examples of approaches relevant to the EU.Continue…
