Green funds

With the move, the lender becomes the sole commercial bank supporting two pillars of Fast-P

The focus is shifting away from ethical positioning and towards strengthening resilience

[LONDON] The world’s biggest multilateral climate fund said it will make its largest ever series of investments and speed up dealmaking as it looks to help poorer nations respond to global warming.

Between May 2022 and May 2025, the ESG-aligned index FTSE4Good Asean 5 has generated an annualised return of 5.1%, and has achieved a 3.6% alpha against the FTSE Asean All-Share Index

Investors withdrew an estimated US$8.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025: Morningstar

The broad retreat by oil majors from renewables projects has left the market for low-carbon investments looking less crowded and more attractive

As governments across Europe ratchet up defence spending, money managers who previously judged the sector too controversial to touch are taking note.

Investors were mainly placing their money with fixed-income funds based in the EU

UBS Group is working on its first-ever ESG debt swap, building on expertise it inherited from Credit Suisse after taking over the bank last year.