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Funds in hurricane-prone locations ‘more likely’ to vote for environmental proposals
Funds in areas hit by a hurricane, or in hurricane-prone locations, were as much as 38% more likely to vote…
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Rathbone Greenbank details plan for net zero by 2040
The plans include a commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions from is own operations and supply chain by 2030…
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Road to COP26: The investment impact on climate change
The financial industry has responded to the looming planetary crisis by creating a $35trn ESG market. And money keeps pouring…
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Rich Pzena Talks Quality, Value Stocks, And ESG
When investors think about investing in quality, they often think of it as a factor, but it is much more…
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River & Mercantile UK Micro Cap trust toasts UK consumer staples
Speaking to Investment Week, manager of the River & Mercantile UK Micro Cap trust George Ensor said the difficult outlook…
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Impact investing: As popularity soars what do managers and investors need to be aware of?
With a recent study by OnePlanetCapital showing the ESG investment market is set to double in size this year, more…
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EQ Investors publishes annual sustainability report
The report stated that for every £1m that was invested in its EQ Positive Impact Adventurous portfolio, the impact included…
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Prince William to Bezos and other space billionaires: ‘Repair this planet, not find the next’
“‘We need some of the world’s greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to…
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Europe leading the way in setting net-zero environmental targets
All things green and fluffy look great in any corporate brochure. Never have pictures of wind turbines or luscious pristine…
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The trends shaping post-pandemic property investments
In some ways, it has changed the game. In other ways, it has simply underlined a number of trends that…
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Janus Henderson partners with The Big Exchange to offer funds
The asset manager has initially proposed the Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity, UK Responsible Income and Global Responsible Managed funds…
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Goldman Sachs COO says ‘decarbonising’ the world will cost $100tn
The transition to a cleaner economy to fight climate change will need $100trn in financing, the bulk of which will…
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Aegon AM expands responsible investment team with triple hire
Andy Woods joins the company as a responsible investment manager, supporting the equities and multi-asset investment platforms. He will be…
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‘On the winning camp’: The business guide to COP26 and why it matters
In 1992, US President George H. W. Bush joined other world leaders and signed the first global treaty to combat…
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‘There will be no business on a dead planet’: Calls grow for COP15 breakthrough on biodiversity as crucial talks kick off
The COP15 Biodiversity Conference is now underway, and with it a flurry of last ditch reports have been released in…
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Clean energy progress ‘far too slow to put global emissions into sustained decline’
The Paris-based group also called for an “unmistakeable” signal of ambition at this year’s upcoming COP26 as it released its…
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Road to COP26: Crucial opportunity to focus the mind
Stephanie Maier, global head of sustainable and impact investment at GAM Investments Climate change is a systemic risk to our…
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How to fight greenwashing with a holistic assessment
Analysing an ESG fund solely by considering the portfolio holdings, without taking into account the investment strategy and who actually…
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How financial institutions are trying to make sense of ESG data
The investor sentiment shift towards a conscientious society, a greener planet and improved governance practices is driving all financial institutions,…
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LGIM partners with renewables specialist NTR to tackle climate emergency
According to LGIM, the partnership will provide institutional investors in the UK, Europe and Asia access to the €1trn European…
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BNP Paribas AM expands ETF range with ‘dark green’ launch
The new ETF, called the ‘BNP Paribas Easy Low Carbon 100 Eurozone PAB UCITS ETF’, selects 100 eurozone companies that…
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GIB Asset Management launches sustainable world fund for Neil Brown
Brown, who joined the firm from Liontrust last November, will lead the strategy, which has been developed in partnership with…
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ESG strategies to ‘reboot’ European private markets, says PwC
In a study on sustainable investment in Europe, the firm forecasts that ESG assets in European private markets are set…
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City still divided over the benefits of the green investment boom
For some time, senior City folk have been saying that the hoped-for surge in green investment will not only be…
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UBS puts Bouvier at helm of new ESG banking unit
UBS has created a new ESG advisory team, promoting a senior dealmaker to lead the unit as investment banks increasingly…
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UK equities suffer heavy sell-off in September
Multiple crises “spooked” investors, who withdrew a net £567m from UK equity funds during the month, according to the latest…
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Empowering advisers through data will make ESG a success
Ultimately this is all about people wanting to make a positive impact in a way that is tangible to them,…
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FCA to publish own TCFD report next year
Speaking as the keynote at the SRI Services Good Money Week event, Mark Manning – technical specialist, sustainable finance and…
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Editor’s letter: Why time is of the essence this Good Money Week
Now in its 16th year, the industry has experienced an entire sea change since its inception, shifting from begrudgingly ‘missing…
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The road to COP26: Five climate change solutions
Sustainable construction Construction, both residential and commercial, is a major source of GHG emissions. Governments across the world are embracing…
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Asset managers engage with less than 15% of portfolios on net zero
Redington’s 2021 Sustainable Investment Survey gathered the responses of 112 asset managers globally, covering 220 strategies and $10tn in assets…
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Trillium AM boosts sustainability offering with former UN hire
Zdanaviciute joined as an ESG research specialist in September, while Melanie Miao will be joining as a new investment analyst…
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Competition and collaboration: Active versus passive managers
Can passive managers deliver a true ESG product or is there an advantage for active managers in this field? While…
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Paving the road from COP26 to a decarbonised US power grid
Countries are being tasked with setting ambitious 2030 emissions reduction targets that support the goal of securing net zero emissions…
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BlackRock opens proxy voting options to clients
The investment manager today (7 October) said selected institutional investor clients will be able to choose a voting option that…
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FCA has not rejected a fund application in five years despite complaints over fund quality
A recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by Investment Week to the FCA has revealed that out of the…
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Mirova launches Global Sustainable Equity fund
The Natixis Mirova Global Sustainable Equity fund aims to facilitate easier investment for UK-based investors and will be managed by…
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Head of ESG fixed income departs abrdn for GIB Asset Management
In her new role, effective 18 October, Lamb will work to develop GIB AM’s fixed income capabilities beyond its existing…
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Newton IM expands responsible investment team
Law will be responsible for maintaining and expanding investor stewardship efforts across the investment group division and embedding stewardship activities…
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Will Goodhart: Investment management is facing a critical decade
The above, from August’s IPCC report, did not make for good bedtime reading. Many of us knew most of this…
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Sustainable Investment Festival: Q&A with Ninety One’s Deirdre Cooper and Matt Evans
The managers discussed what Ninety One’s approach of ‘sustainability with substance’ means to them and their teams in practice, how they…
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ESG metrics on AoVs: ‘Positive and brave’ or ‘green-value kumbaya’?
Schroders’ recent announcement that it will include sustainability metrics in its next Assessment of Value (AoV) report is a “very…
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Road to COP26: Green bonds are the new stars of climate finance but questions remain
Some $33trn must be invested in low-carbon energy by 2050 to reduce emissions, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.…
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Zero Emissions Day: What does the industry need to do?
Will Martindale, group head of sustainability at Cardano, the pensions investment and advisory firm The IPCC report said climate change…
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Why green bonds from European banks are pivotal to the low carbon transition
They finance more than 90% of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and approximately 80% of European corporates. That means…
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CFA UK announces new climate and investing certificate
The certificate has been announced in the runup to the CFA’s four-day Sustainable Investing conference which begins tomorrow and will…
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Xtrackers convert ETF range to ESG indices and cut fees
Nine existing Europe equity sector ETFs completed a transition to ESG screened MSCI indices last week, along with corresponding name…
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ESG reality check: The importance of human rights
I expect this is the case for many who have lived or worked there, and I hope that sharing stories…
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BNPP AM switches French market ETF to ESG index
Following the change, BNPP AM now manages the first French market index fund to track this index, which is administered…
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FCA reviews environmental targets as work-from-home leads to ‘cliff-edge’ drop in emissions
The Financial Conduct Authority is revising its environmental targets in the wake of Covid-19 after seeing “cliff-edge” declines in emissions…
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