Institutions and their investors are facing pressure from climate activists, cautiously awaiting interest rate cuts and adjusting to new Federal Reserve and FDIC policies.

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) make up roughly $280 billion of issuance and can play an enormous part in transitioning the world economy.

The public retirement fund, one of the biggest in the US, said four years ago it would review all of its fossil-fuel holdings as it sought to reduce investment risks linked to climate change.

Left-leaning shareholder groups are asking JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and other large asset managers to explain a recent decline in their support for certain environmental and social policies at public companies.

The arrangement is part of a de-risking clause attached to a $5 billion strategy from Alterra, an investment vehicle launched during the COP28 summit in Dubai.

Kevin Meyersburg, who is white, says in a lawsuit that the Wall Street investment bank terminated his employment and replaced him with a Black woman who is less qualified for the position. Morgan Stanley declined to comment.

The agency's president, Alanna McCargo, called the nonbank liquidity issue "the biggest of our time," while speaking at the Bipartisan Policy Center Tuesday.

Nearly a quarter of respondents in North America this year said sustainability is a primary or secondary objective, compared to 37% who said the same last year, according to an HSBC survey of professionals in roles related to ESG decision making.

Instead of ordinary coupons, investors will receive semi-annual coupon payments linked to these VCUs. The outcome-based bond follows a rhino bond issued by the World Bank last year, which rewards investors more if the population of the animals grows.

The North Carolina bank's new financing program will allow electric car buyers to include the cost of an at-home charging station in their auto loan.