News & Analysis
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News & Analysis
AI trade entering more selective phase, says Man Group portfolio manager
Investors are beginning to distinguish between winners and losers across the technology sector, according to Man Group’s Sumant Wahi
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News & Analysis
Data drought: AI’s water problem
The technology sector has become a surprisingly large and growing water consumer
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News
Quinbrook raises £587m for Renewables Impact fund
The fund is Quinbrook’s fifth managed fund and builds on the strategy of its inaugural Renewables Impact fund, which closed in 2023
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News
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure manager steps down
Ed Mountney and Charlie Wright will continue to lead the trust as co-lead managers as Chris Tanner transitions to a new role
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News & Analysis
Sharp rise in energy and utility firms on norms-based exclusion lists
The sharp increase is predominantly among companies based in China, the US and Canada
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Opinion
The death of lazy ESG
Investors are moving beyond labels and marketing promises in favour of evidence, accountability and targeted sustainability themes
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Opinion
Tapping into water as an investment mega theme
More regular severe weather events and a growing population are making water scarcity an increasingly urgent issue
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Diversity & Culture
Financial inclusion: Accessibility, affordability and resilience key to improving outcomes
The UK market continues to be shaped by long-standing structural inequalities that limit fair access and opportunity
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News & Analysis
Rethinking the role of cement in ESG investing
In the context of EMs, the belief that cement is inherently bad is harmful
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News & Analysis
Lloyds & Wildfarmed launch food & nature resilience fund
The fund aims to accelerate the transition of farmland to regenerative agriculture by making it commercially viable
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PA Future Committee
Why Liontrust’s sustainable investment team avoided SpaceX IPO
SpaceX did not sufficiently align with the team’s sustainability themes, explains Peter Michaelis
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News & Analysis
Future Group partners with Aberdeen to invest in global sustainable infrastructure
Future Group will also allocate capital to Aberdeen’s Global Sustainable Infrastructure Strategy
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Opinion
Nature as an asset class: Three questions to ask before allocating
Get it right, and the payoff works on more than one axis, writes Rebalance Earth’s Rob Gardner
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News
Quilter first wealth manager to screen National Emergency Briefing film
It hosted a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing to employees last week to coincide with Climate Action Week
Data
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News & Analysis
Navigating sustainability regulation: Two key trends and what comes next
The challenge is operational as much as strategic
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Research (EU)
UK asset owners say ESG more important now than two years ago
UK asset managers stepping back from sustainability need a ‘reality check’ following Hymans Robertson research
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PA Future Committee
What populists can teach responsible investors
There are five lessons around clarity and credibility to learn from populists, says RLAM’s Ashley Hamilton Claxton
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News
Quilter: 43% of investors unsure if they own a responsible fund
This is despite 73% of customers being concerned about climate change
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Biodiversity & Nature
Natural capital moves from ‘impact’ to portfolio resilience lens
mallowstreet research finds allocations approaching ‘critical inflection point’
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Data Research
Bias in ‘opaque’ ESG rating methodologies could lead to underperformance
Research from Imperial College London shows bias towards preparation and commitments rather than concrete action
Climate & Planet
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News & Analysis
Data drought: AI’s water problem
The technology sector has become a surprisingly large and growing water consumer
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News & Analysis
Sharp rise in energy and utility firms on norms-based exclusion lists
The sharp increase is predominantly among companies based in China, the US and Canada
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Opinion
Tapping into water as an investment mega theme
More regular severe weather events and a growing population are making water scarcity an increasingly urgent issue
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News & Analysis
Rethinking the role of cement in ESG investing
In the context of EMs, the belief that cement is inherently bad is harmful
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News & Analysis
Lloyds & Wildfarmed launch food & nature resilience fund
The fund aims to accelerate the transition of farmland to regenerative agriculture by making it commercially viable
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News & Analysis
Future Group partners with Aberdeen to invest in global sustainable infrastructure
Future Group will also allocate capital to Aberdeen’s Global Sustainable Infrastructure Strategy
PA Future Committee
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PA Future Committee
Why Liontrust’s sustainable investment team avoided SpaceX IPO
SpaceX did not sufficiently align with the team’s sustainability themes, explains Peter Michaelis
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PA Future Committee
From climate to nature: The next integration challenge
True resilience depends on understanding how climate and nature interact, writes Gresham House’s Hyewon Kong
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PA Future Committee
In the age of AI, culture may become active management’s greatest differentiator
Bev Shah, co-CEO at City Hive, explains why accountability cannot be delegated to an algorithm
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PA Future Committee
Two funds helping investors navigate animal testing concerns
Recent HL survey revealed 50% of clients are uncomfortable investing in companies that conducted animal testing
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PA Future Committee
Liontrust’s Michaelis on investing in better health and safety
Progress does not happen by accident, writes Liontrust’s Peter Michaelis
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PA Future Committee
The AIC’s Britton: There isn’t just one ESG
Despite the headlines, investing in ‘sustainable’ issues is important to investors, writes Nick Britton
