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UniCredit has settled with US authorities and agreed to pay about $1.3bn for breaking US sanctions, but the Italian bank said this amount was fully covered by provisions. -
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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Estimated losses in the transition to a low carbon economy could top $20tr, according to a speech delivered on Monday by the Bank of England’s Sarah Breeden. The warning was delivered as the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority published a new supervisory statement on plans to enhance banks’ and insurers’ management of risks from climate change.
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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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On Friday, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo posted falls in investment banking revenue for last quarter. But debt underwriting business was a bright spot for both banks.
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Activist investor Edward Bramson will be hard-pressed to succeed in his bid to get a seat on the board of Barclays. But his push to get the firm to retreat from investment banking could well find a better reception among weary investors.
