French President Macron’s re-election is muted good news for markets | Pensions & Investments
“Some sectors will be boosted more than others. …Read the full story
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SEC approval of spot bitcoin ETF would attract more institutions – CIO | Pensions & Investments
The offering would be registered with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 and would not be a fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, according to an Oct. Bitwise, which managed $1.2 billion across its suite of investment solutions as of March 31, already works with institutional investors, Mr. […]
CEO says ‘all options’ on table if SEC rejects Grayscale bitcoin ETF | Pensions & Investments
Mr. Sonnenshein was asked by Bloomberg journalist Katie Greifeld during a session at the Exchange conference in Miami, Fla., what would happen if the July 6 deadline for the SEC to rule on Grayscale’s application arrives and the application is rejected. …Read the full story
Ceres offers help for investors to assess net-zero – Pensions & Investments
Better understanding of corporate net-zero commitments and use of carbon credits will help reduce investors’ overall climate risk, Ceres said, while weak commitments or intentions put both companies and investors at risk. It also urges companies to prioritize decarbonizing their value chain emissions, which are emissions associated with the other entities a with which a […]
Investors grapple with physical climate risks, long-term impacts | Pensions & Investments
Investors are stepping up efforts to understand and better manage the impact of climate change on their physical investments in real assets, including private equity, from farmlands to urban office buildings. “Physical climate-risk scenario analysis is particularly important for real asset investors as portfolios are more likely to be materially affected by increased risk of […]
Industrial Metals Shine in Decarbonization Transition | Pensions & Investments
Many institutional investors are recognizing the benefits of allocating to commodities, both for diversification and to access opportunities presented by the global energy transition to a green economy. “Ironically, ESG policies have limited investment in the metals and mining sector, but there can be no decarbonization without industrial metals. Abrdn recently launched the abrdn Bloomberg […]
China’s $113 billion green bonds caught in jumble of rules
The country aims to be carbon neutral by 2060, a push that’s fueled a 248% jump in sales of green notes locally and offshore this year to $23 billion, a record for this point in a year. But only about half or less of Chinese green securities meet global standards for what counts as green, […]
SEC punts long-awaited bitcoin ETF decision to at least June
Securities and Exchange Commission said in a filing Wednesday that the agency is pushing its decision on whether to “approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove” the structure to June 17. Optimism has been building that after nearly a decade of efforts, the SEC may finally approve a bitcoin ETF launch […]