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2023 Insights

Is nature ready to move into the mainstream?

Nature may be a sideline investment strategy for many asset managers but initiatives to protect the natural world are taking root.

16 Jan 2025

Preparing alternative funds for nature reporting

Pressure is mounting on financial institutions to educate their employees and clients on the importance of nature-related reporting.

16 Jan 2025

How sectors are tackling nature-related risks

As nature preservation becomes an urgent priority, sectors with direct impacts on ecosystems are stepping up to address nature-related risks.

16 Jan 2025

Top fund trends for 2025

Shani Unantenne, Head of Funds and Sponsors at NatWest, highlights the key market trends for 2025

06 Jan 2025

Green Loans or Sustainability Linked Loans?

As ESG investing returns to the spotlight, signalling a greater uptake of sustainability linked loans and green loans, we explore the different finance options.

26 Nov 2024

Series 3, Episode 5: Avoiding financing ourselves into extinction

We’re joined by guest Andrew Mitchell, Vice Chair of the TNFD, the task force on nature related financial disclosures and the founder and CEO of Equilibrium Futures, to discuss the risk to nature and biodiversity and the important role the finance industry plays.

30 Jul 2024

Securing the Future of the Funds Industry

There is nothing permanent except change, as attendees heard at the recent Fund Governance 2024 conference, hosted by NatWest Trustee & Depositary Services.

29 May 2024

Funding emerging green technologies: opportunities and challenges

A recent roundtable discussion with RBS International's clients revealed while there is appetite to invest in transition energy and emerging technologies, concerns over scalability, risk and near-term returns are causing investors to approach with caution.

23 May 2024