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Sustainable finance is bubbling with exciting new initiatives. But making people feel good is not enough. Activity needs to produce results, and so far there is more noise than movement. The tone is far too sedate — it needs some hard core activism to break the torpor. -
Credit Suisse will increase its stake in Credit Suisse Founder Securities (CSFS), the firm it owns as a joint venture with Founder Securities, to 51%, making it the latest foreign bank to take a majority holding in its China JV.
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Enel and NextEra Energy have, on a pilot basis, become the first companies to obtain one of S&P Global’s new ESG Evaluations. The product, launched last week, takes S&P into direct competition with providers of ESG ratings like MSCI and Sustainalytics — and with Moody’s, which a few days after S&P’s launch acquired Vigeo Eiris, the French-based ESG rating firm.
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Moody’s has acquired a majority stake in Vigeo Eiris, the environmental, social and governance research and ratings provider, as the credit rating agencies move increasingly into the area of ESG investing. The announcement comes just days after S&P Global launched its new ESG Evaluation product.
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The United Arab Emirate's largest Islamic bank, Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), is considering buying its smaller rival Noor Bank, according to bankers. The purchase would add to the string of M&A deals Gulf banks have pursued in the last two years, prompted by tougher regulation and a drop in oil prices.
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Barclays has hired Nicolas Reille to lead the expansion of its equities structuring business in Asia, it announced on Monday.
