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On December 6 2019, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) officially announced that the foreign ownership restriction on life insurance companies will be fully lifted with effect from 1 January 2020 (the Announcement).
A key theme coming out of the side events taking place at COP25 is that private sector involvement is critical in the transition to net zero emissions by 2050.
Welcome to the thirteenth edition of Global asset management quarterly.
If COP25, 2019 were to be summarized in a word, it would be ‘pathways’ – shorthand for the social, economic and technological choices that must be made in the near term in order to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Some of the world’s largest pension funds and asset managers are drawing up plans for mandatory corporate reporting of climate issues and carbon pricing, among other actions, as outlined on day 8 of COP25 in Madrid.
Jargon at international climate talks often acts as a barrier to quick understanding of the nature and status of key issues – Article 6, ITMOs, ‘corresponding adjustments’ and (my personal favourite) A6,4ERs are just a few of the phrases used.
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