Nordic selectors ‘nerds on ESG’
Socially-responsible investing trend could have a significant long-term impact on the corporate sector, says Folksam head of fund selection Susanne Bolin-Gärtner.
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DWS issues four new ESG ETFs
Index-linked funds’ filters will avoid companies exposed to nuclear power, weapons and tobacco as German asset manager seeks to cash in on trend for socially-conscious investing.
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Morningstar to revamp sustainability ratings
Global research firm to tweak methodology to address criticism that it discriminates against small and mid-cap companies.
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Ex-Franklin pair join Mobius EM-ESG launch
Mark Mobius has formally confirmed former Franklin Templeton colleagues Carlos Hardenberg and Greg Konieczny as founding partners in his eponymous boutique firm, as details of the planned emerging and frontier markets fund are revealed.
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Five ways to integrate ESG into investments
The days of treating ESG and sustainability matters as “extra curricular” are numbered and will be the differentiator for investments in the future, according to Legg Mason affiliates. Click through the slides below to find out five ways to integrate ESG into investments.
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NN IP to launch ESG products with ChinaAMC
NN Investment Partners and China Asset Management have partnered to launch ESG integrated fund products.
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JP Morgan unveils ESG fixed income index
Blackrock has helped JP Morgan create a new fixed income index for emerging market issuers with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
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Numbers are not enough to select funds
Spanish fund selector Celia Benedé Miranda delves into whether numbers really matter when it comes to fund selection.
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iShares gun-free ETFs fail to reach Europe
European investors in a number of iShares ETFs remain exposed to guns as Blackrock responds to the recent school shooting tragedy in Florida in its US range through the launch of firearm-free products.
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Expert Investor launches ESG site
Expert Investor has launched a website showcasing its inaugural ESG Congress in Berlin which brought together top fund selectors who discussed the challenges and the importance of the sector.
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Surging green bond market suffers diversification problem
A letter from Insight Investment calling for greater green bond issuance from banks highlights the lack of depth in the green bond space, despite the market growing significantly over the last year and the first green bond funds reaching their three-year track record.
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SRI is not the same as ESG
While environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have become an inherent part of risk management, socially responsible investment (SRI) products are, by comparison, designed to meet the demand of specific investors, according to Aberdeen Standard’s William Scholes.