Investors offered tool to measure climate risk
Investors will be able to gauge climate risk in their portfolio if global temperatures continue to rise
ESG
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Most investors find sustainable investing challenging: survey
European and Asian investors find sustainable investing more challenging than their North American and Latin American peers
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Nordic green bond issuance bucks global trend
The Nasdaq’s Sustainable Green Bond Market has listed it’s 100th sustainable bond three years after launching the market in Stockholm
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Belgian selectors undeterred by EM debt sell-off
Emerging market debt sentiment has suffered recently due to a few problem countries but opportunities still seen
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Should impact investors aim for market returns?
Fund houses are increasingly launching impact products to rival mainstream alternatives
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EU accused of sidelining social issues in ESG plan
European Commission proposals have ‘worrying’ implications for suitability assessments
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European ESG flows exceed €32bn in first half of 2018
It is only the second time in the past five years have net inflows have exceeded €30bn in any six-month period.
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Report: time to rethink ESG index construction
Traditional index construction not effective because it makes it difficult for investors to assess source of outperformance
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Trade war threatens green bond issuance, report claims
Swedish bank SEB warns that rising political uncertainty and trade tensions could undermine sector
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State Street pushes for German governance changes
Under current rules, firms elect board every five years which blocks efforts to address underperformance, US group claims
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Blackrock offers EM debt ESG fund range
New EM debt funds aim to allow portfolio managers to analyse relevant sustainability information alongside the traditional financial metrics to inform active investment decisions.
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Poll shows low adoption of smart beta ESG funds
Less than a quarter of investors are using dedicated smart beta ESG strategies, according to study.