DWS chief exits amid greenwashing allegations
A year after the asset manager’s ex-head of sustainability made similar accusations
ESG
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European Council sets out its stall on ELTIFs
Scope of eligible assets and investments to be updated
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5 factors that risk undermining Europe’s attractiveness to foreign investors
Some business view environmental legislation as a threat – not an opportunity
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Ninety One: Industry is too reliant on ESG ratings
Today’s ‘simplistic and backwards-looking sustainability assessments’ must evolve
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ESG bond issuance ‘could’ reach €1.6tn by 2026
Multiple factors indicate rapid growth of green, social and sustainability bonds over next four years
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Germany struggles to wean itself off Russian energy
Amid fears of job losses, hits to production and shutdowns
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European banks ‘ripe’ for activist investor engagement
Smaller companies have been the traditional target but that could be set to change
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Investors fire warning shot over climate change
‘From next voting season you should increasingly expect to see investors vote against audit committee directors’ reappointment’
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Blue economy takes centre stage in new European Investment Fund initiative
Focusing on the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs
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Are European investors leading the world in net zero pledges?
Impact investing more widely used, reflecting it is now starting to enter the investment mainstream
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Russian invasion to permanently shake up European energy policy
‘Investors need to be more selective as stocks become more expensive’ says Lombard Odier Private Bank CIO
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Financial services firms pushed to change retail investing approach
‘Governance has long been a topic for discussion within the institutional investor community, but the retail investor community has increasingly begun to make its voice heard’