Temasek Trust launches advisory and management services arm
TEMASEK Trust, the philanthropic arm of state investor Temasek, on Monday (Apr 29) launched a new foundation to provide advisory and management...
Bankers doing bond deals caught out by new era of issuer clauses
MESSAGE to bond underwriters: Some big customers are sizing up your ESG credentials.
Is Jurong Island’s carbon test bed too small and conservative? A*Star institute head thinks not
FOR carbon capture technologies to attract investments and scale up, pilot projects cannot be too large. That is the verdict of Dr...
How should investors assess climate transition risk in their portfolios?
FINANCIAL markets are among the most effective tools we have to fight climate change, and the net-zero transition will require trillions of...
Why decarbonisation is so hard
ACCORDING to research from the International Monetary Fund, the benefits of global decarbonisation would amount to US$85 trillion in net value. Carbon...
Basel Committee adds climate risks to banking supervision standards
THE Basel Committee on Thursday approved an update of its banking supervision guidelines that includes risks from climate changes and the digitalisation...
As COP29 planning begins, reforms needed to fulfil Paris ambition
PLANNING for this year’s global climate conference, COP29, has begun in earnest – and organisers expect it to be fossil fuel giant...
Temasek-BlackRock joint venture closes inaugural decarbonisation-focused fund at US$1.4 billion
INVESTMENT platform Decarbonization Partners – jointly set up by Singapore state investor Temasek and global asset manager BlackRock – has raised US$1.4...
Climate court ruling could set precedents in Europe and beyond
THE political battle against climate change has, so far, largely been driven by government legislation and regulation. However, a key European Court...
Private credit for real estate boosting green building premium
PREMIUMS are piling on for greener or climate-adapted buildings, as private credit funds swoop in to refinance floundering commercial real estate (CRE).