Singapore bank adopts MSCI ESG Ratings
To offer wealth clients greater transparency over the characteristics of their portfolios
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Sustainable palm oil businesses outperform rivals
Analysis finds 20% more total return on average linked to ESG
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Japan regulator to make ESG a key priority for asset managers
Stewardship code will be revised for first time since 2017
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ESG will be our license to operate going forward, says DWS
Climate transition risks rise on German asset manager’s investment agenda
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Finnish pension insurer targets carbon-neutrality by 2035
Climate policy shaped by investment opportunities and risks
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Sweden’s $8.3bn green bond issuance outstrips Nordic rivals
Local government funding agencies have dominated regional public sector issuance
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MSCI makes ESG ratings publicly available
They cover more than 2,800 companies in the ACWI index
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Time for regulators to intervene, say fund selectors
Should domestic watchdogs take a more prescriptive role?
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ESG ‘momentum shock’ a possibility, investors warned
Enthusiasm for sustainability may leave companies with poor ESG undervalued
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S&P Global to acquire RobecoSAM’s ESG ratings business
As ratings agencies ramp up ESG products
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Share data to assist selectors, investment groups told
Funds are “not offering what they say on the tin” warns speaker at ESG event
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Inconsistency impacting outcomes, fund selectors say
Greater consistency in research approaches could help decision-making