Climate, volatility and dividend index launched
German index group Solactive has launched an index to track companies embracing the transition to renewable energy while exhibiting low volatility and high dividend yield characteristics.
David Robinson
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China Post Global offers euro-based CoCo ETF
China Post Global has launched a euro-based ETF on a European bank CoCo bond index.
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The changing face of ESG in Asia
On the surface, Asia lags miles behind the west on key ESG issues – but the region is developing fast.
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Industry ramps up relocation plans as Brexit nears
Luxembourg and Ireland top jurisdictions set to benefit from asset managers shifting operations to new locations over the next five years, according to State Street survey.
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Nordics ‘at vanguard in focusing on shareholder value’
Ramping-up sales is the overriding priority of most continental European companies, says fund manager Chris Garsten. The Nordics, however, are different.
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Outlook for Swedish banks brightening, says rating agency
Scope Ratings has upgraded Swedbank and Svenska Handelsbanken on the basis that growth prospects outweigh concerns about over-heated housing market.
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Blackrock finances wind power project in Norway
Global asset manager steps up investments in renewable energy via Global Renewable Power II fund.
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European investor confidence plummets
European investors retreated from risk in June according to State Street’s investor confidence index amid rising European political turmoil and global trade war fears.
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ETFs ‘could spark next financial crisis’
An economics consultancy has warned that ETFs contain a design flaw and could well be the catalyst for the next financial crisis.
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Moulding holdings around plastic clampdown
Encouraging biodegradable packaging and avoiding single-use plastics is becoming part of firms’ ESG criteria in the face of the destructive impact of plastics on the world’s oceans.
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ESG: the art of predicting the future
Socially-responsible investing is not about short-term gains, says Union Investment’s sustainability chief Florian Sommer, it’s about divining future business trends and working out which companies are best able to adapt.
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Franklin Templeton expands active ETF range
Actively-managed fixed income ETFs will allow managers to seek investment opportunities beyond benchmark index in period of rising rates and increased volatility.