All Fixed income articles – Page 6
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WebinarSocial factors as a credit risk: the example of the pharmaceutical industry
This webinar explores how social factors can affect credit risk analysis, using the pharmaceutical industry as an example, given its high exposure to social risks related to customer relations, responsible production, equal access to products and services, demographic and societal trends.
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WebinarESG in Securitised Products: The Challenges Ahead
This webinar will explore to what extent investors consider ESG factors when investing in securitised products.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with sub-investment grade borrowers (Part 3)
Credit analysts met with seven companies from the transport and healthcare sectors to discuss ESG engagement and disclosure in the high-yield market. Discussions centred around the need for standardised data and the role of third-party ESG ratings providers.
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News and pressThe ASCOR Project: Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks
Asset owners, BT Pension Scheme and the Church of England Pensions Board, alongside the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (AOA), the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (Ceres), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) are, supported by Chronos ...
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Discussion paperESG incorporation in securitised products: The challenges ahead
ESG incorporation in securitised products lags other fixed income sub-asset classes and is in its infancy – largely due to the complex nature of the market. However, investor interest is growing.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with borrowers in the food value chain
Credit analysts met with eleven companies from the food value chain to discuss deforestation as it affects soft commodities like palm oil, soy and cattle. Discussions focused on establishing the connection between good ESG practices and cheaper debt.
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PRI reporting analysisThe evolution of responsible investment: an analysis of advanced signatory practices
This report delves into which practices have shifted to become the norm, and which ones remain advanced, suggesting that they are more challenging to implement.
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Introductory guideAn introduction to responsible investment: stewardship
This introductory guide explains the importance and relevance of stewardship within responsible investment and outlines the stewardship tools investors can incorporate into policies, processes and practices.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with borrowers in the mining sector
Credit analysts met with four mining companies to discuss the sector’s transition from a ‘dirty industry’ facing multiple ESG risks, to a more sustainable business model. Discussions focused on analysts’ and companies’ differing assessments of the issues that pose the biggest financial risks.
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Case studyCreating an ESG framework for multi-strategy hedge fund manager research
Case study by BlackRock
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WebinarDeforestation as a credit risk
This webinar looks at deforestation from a credit risk perspective, by exploring how it may affect the probability of default of a debt issuer or of an issue, with various participants of the investment chain.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with sub-investment grade borrowers (Part 2a)
Credit analysts met with 20 companies in a range of sectors to discuss ESG engagement and disclosure in the high-yield market. This is the first of two linked reports covering different aspects of their discussions.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with sub-investment grade borrowers (Part 2b)
Credit analysts met with 20 companies in a range of sectors to discuss ESG engagement and disclosure in the high-yield market. This is the second of two linked reports covering different aspects of their discussions.
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WebinarPRI Canada: Fixed Income Deep Dive & New Reporting Insight
Join us to learn more about the great work our fixed income team has been doing, review best practices, and discuss what fixed income reporting looks like in the new reporting framework.
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WebinarGovernance assessment: a similar approach for equities vs. debt investors?
Governance evaluation is prominent in ESG analysis and security pricing. During this webinar, we will explore whether and to what extent governance factors are assessed differently by equity and fixed income investors, including relevant metrics.
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Blog postResponsible fixed income investment – investors are starting to catch up
By Carmen Nuzzo, Head of Fixed Income, PRI, and Jonathan Jones, Analyst, Fixed income, PRI
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with Swiss issuers
This workshop featured four companies from the chemical, financial and food sectors. It was attended by 17 investors from 13 organisations, as well as representatives from seven CRAs and several industry associations.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop with French sub-investment grade borrowers
Corporate bond investors met with five French companies in the facilities-management, debt repurchasing, retail, rental and shipping sectors. Six credit ratings agencies and 34 investor and bank analysts also participated.
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Workshop summaryESG in credit risk: Workshop on ESG disclosure in leveraged finance
This workshop convened key market participants – including fixed income investors, borrowers, bankers, lawyers, credit rating agencies and private equity sponsors – to discuss the rationale and the importance of company disclosure of ESG information and data.
