UBS AM joins SFC’s ESG product list
More funds from Fidelity and Allianz Global Investors have been recognised by the regulator to comply with ESG disclosure requirements.
More funds from Fidelity and Allianz Global Investors have been recognised by the regulator to comply with ESG disclosure requirements.
An overwhelming majority of asset managers operating in the market are planning to adopt a responsible investment policy, according to a Fitch report.
The Citi ESG World Indices were created using ESG ratings provided by Arabesque.
The funds will focus on the “E” factor.
The firm’s Global Climate and Environment Fund has seen assets soar 500% in two years.
ESG footprint of more than 10,000 companies free to view on Refinitiv’s website.
ESG fund assets in Asia ex-Japan surged 131% in 2020 from a year earlier.
The product also complies with Shariah principles.
Wellington Management in Singapore is the investment advisor of the new ESG product.
The firm also launched two other thematic strategies.
The Invesco Summit Responsible Range is managed by multi-asset fund managers Clive Emery and Richard Batty.
With China A-share’s further inclusion into global equity indices, standards for ESG will be further raised.