HSBC Asset Management’s global CEO told AsianInvestor that he sees surging demand from asset owners for stakes in China's green transition, especially alternative investments in renewable energy and climate tech.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 aims to lower energy and health care costs for American families while helping the United States to achieve its net zero ambitions. The Act includes important provisions that promote the use of renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which may create opportunities for companies and investors.
Momentum for decarbonisation across Southeast Asia is growing, as more market players pay attention to their carbon footprint, and countries transition towards net zero.
Asset Management One (AMO) is continuing to enhance and expand its ESG product and engagement offerings for asset owners – a key contributor to the firm’s business that helped it to win AsianInvestor’s ‘Fund House of the Year - Japan’ for 2022.
In selecting the climate technology companies to invest in, the state investment firm looks at factors such as risks, deployment costs, market acceptance, and the company’s R&D capabilities among others.
Institutional investors that make private equity deals should also consider change-based targets to complement levels-based targets because of shorter-term horizons, according to a WEF whitepaper.