BlackRock: ESG ETF growth to hit $400bn over next decade
Sustainable investments in exchange-traded funds could rise from $25bn to $400bn by 2028, fund group predicts
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MSCI launches ESG-screened indices for professional investors
The suite excludes firms involved in coal, oil sands extraction and controversial and nuclear weapons
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MSCI integrates ESG into risk systems
Move comes after demand from investors to integrate sustainability data into the investment process
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Saudi Arabia added to the MSCI EM index
Saudi Arabia has been upgraded by index provider MSCI to its emerging market index, alongside Argentina, which has re-entered the index after being dropped in 2009.
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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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Determining the value of low-cost ETFs
ETFs have evolved significantly in recent years but do such products have a key place in a portfolio or are issuers falling wide of the mark?
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JP Morgan: For dividends in Europe, seek cyclical stocks
Rising interest rates and inflation have shifted the dividend opportunity to the financial and energy sector rather than traditional defensive stocks, said Thomas Buckingham, London-based portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management.
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Blackrock launches global small cap ETF
BlackRock has launched a new ETF to help investors diversify their global equity allocation.
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China A-shares pick of the litter for European investors
In the year of the dog shares of companies based on the Chinese mainland are set to emerge as leaders of the pack for investors in China as the world’s second largest economy enters the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in May. But European investors have already begun to move.
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Year in review: Europe
Despite concerns about heightened political volatility, 2017 proved a strong year for funds investing in Europe with no funds in the IA Europe ex UK sector losing money.
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Why ESG matters for bonds
The higher a country’s ESG rating, the better its government bonds perform, MSCI has found.
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China and momentum top MSCI in July
China was the best performing country last month for equity investors, while momentum beat other factors like quality, index provider MSCI has reported.