Despite persistent promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a net zero economy, institutional investors have been slow to take up environmental, social and governance investment. As climate risk becomes more acute, public funds are finally starting to walk the walk when it comes to sustainable finance — OMFIF’s 2022 Global Public Pension report revealed that public pension and sovereign funds are leading the way on financing the sustainable transition among institutional investors.
Flight to safety versus fight for returns By Clive Horwood The 2022 edition of OMFIF’s Global Public Pensions paints a clear and stark picture of the fundamentally changed investment challenges facing the world’s biggest asset owners.Read the full commentary here.
MEETINGS Sustainable finance in Africa Thursday 19 January, Roundtable This roundtable, with deputy governors from both the Central Bank of Kenya and Bank of Mauritius, discusses ESG policies that incentivise the development and transparency of sustainable financial markets across Africa.
ON DEMAND OMFIF Asia forum: Session V: Digital assets Innovative projects at central banks and monetary authorities in Asia are assessing the viability of tokenised deposits, stablecoins and CBDCs. This panel compares projects and the potentials and pitfalls of these solutions.
LATEST REPORT Future of payments 2022 This year’s report focuses on the challenges of cross-border payments for emerging market countries, delving into the validity of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as a means of escaping domestic inflation and sending cheap remittances.
