The benefits to running sustainable portfolios as standard for clients are widespread, but private banks must overcome a number of hurdles if they are to achieve this
Sustainability

Wealth managers face challenges to make sustainability default setting in portfolios

Diverse and decisive leadership required in times of crisis
Moral leadership is highly prized in the post-Covid world, according to PWM’s latest research

Fund industry adapts to increased demand for ESG
Asset managers and regulators have both been keen to show they are in step with sustainability

Private banks keep eye on political risk
The wealth management industry is under considerable pressure to clarify how it deals with assets linked to authoritarian regimes

War in Ukraine gives energy transition a renewed sense of urgency
Russian aggression has given policy-makers another reason to ditch fossil fuels, but they also need to ensure affordable energy for consumers and security of supply

Should private client portfolios be sustainable by default?
Eleonore Bedel, global head of sustainable investment at BNP Paribas Wealth Management and James Purcell, group head of sustainable investment at Quintet Private Bank, discuss the role of ESG in portfolios

Russian invasion of Ukraine puts financial firms’ ESG promises to the test
Banks may talk about the importance of governance, but some firms have been quicker than others to scale back on their Russian operations and investments

Financial industry discovers economic potential of the oceans
The seas and oceans are key to tackling climate change but the investment opportunities in the so-called ‘blue economy’ are also considerable

Why stewardship is the new linchpin of climate investing
The only way to reach climate targets will be if shareholders take a more active approach, thus forcing companies down a greener path

Asset management’s pivotal role in transition to low carbon economy
The support of the asset management industry is essential if net zero emission goals are to be reached, but success requires involvement from all levels of society
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