Financial and ESG intelligence for decision makers | The Asset
WEBSep 16, 2011 · ESG take-up in the spotlight: Strong need for sustainable finance solutions. A strong demand for ESG advisory and sustainable finance products implies opportunities for corporates and banks. 23 Sep 2024. Understanding ESG.
Awards - The Asset
WEBAsset Servicing, Institutional Investor and ETF Awards 2023 sets the benchmark in Asia for investment and custody prowess. It is the only one of its kind that assesses both buyside institutions (investors and fund managers) and sellside service providers (custodians, fund administrators, securities lending agents, transition managers, among others) to deliver a complete account of Asia's ...
A deeper dive into China's ESG - The Asset
WEBThe momentum behind investor interest in ESG and sustainable assets shows no sign of abating in 2021. The total AUM of ESG-related mutual funds in the domestic Chinese market has reached a record high of US$31.6 billion at the end of 2020. These capital flows signify a heightened awareness among both domestic and international investors that ...
FirstLight secures infrastructure debt package | The Asset
WEBMay 22, 2024 · FirstLight Fiber has signed a five-year senior secured infrastructure debt financing package. The amount was not disclosed. The financing was led by a syndicate of six international banks with a strong franchise in digital infrastructure: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), J.P. Morgan, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, Société Générale (as structuring and coordinating bank ...
NGFS refines climate scenarios - The Asset
WEBThe Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), an international network of 127 central banks and financial supervisors seeking to scale up green finance, has published the latest edition of its climate scenarios framework, reflecting changes in carbon emissions, climate policy changes and macroeconomic conditions.
TSMC starts construction of US$12 billion plant in Arizona
WEBAug 4, 2021 · Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun construction on its US$12 billion semiconductor fabrication facility in Arizona. The company is also reportedly considering building a similar chipmaking plant in Germany. The Arizona plant will produce the latest-generation 5-nanometre chips, with …
Quantitative tightening, financial market impact | The Asset
WEBMay 30, 2022 · Quantitative tightening (QT) coupled with higher policy rates will lead to higher long-term interest rates and a flatter yield curve as the market prices in expectations of a tighter policy stance (higher expected rates), but also lead to rising expectations for a slowdown in economic activity – offsetting some of the rise in the average ...
Are additional tier-1 bonds under threat? | The Asset
WEBCan it? Keith Mullin 24 Sep 2024. Since the additional tier-1 (AT1) deeply subordinated hybrid capital asset class was created back in 2013, banks globally have sold over half a trillion dollars-equivalent of this instrument to institutional investors in the international bond market. That excludes issuance in domestic markets (like the Nordic ...
Asset servicing awards: China’s 199 trillion yuan opportunity
WEBThe Asset 18 May 2023. Over the past decade, China's asset custody business has undergone remarkable growth, expanding 13-fold in ten years from 13.87 trillion yuan in 2011 to a staggering 190.75 trillion yuan (US$27.27 trillion) in 2021 in assets under custody (AUC). However, last year’s market complexities and regulatory reforms have ...
Understanding the logic-defying pandemic stock market
WEBJul 8, 2020 · The performance of stock markets, especially in the United States, during the coronavirus pandemic seems to defy logic. With cratering demand dragging down investment and employment, what could possibly be keeping share prices afloat?