Singapore’s MAS to place $2bn with ESG-focused managers ‘soon’
Selected asset managers will designate the Lion City as their sustainability hub in the Asia-Pacific.
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Latest news and expert analysis on ESG investment topics for the Asia region.
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Qontigo partners with Chinese ESG data provider
The partnership will enable Qontigo to develop indices under the Stoxx brand names.
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More than half the largest asset managers globally disclose ESG voting policies
More disclosure and transparency is coming through, a study by SquareWell Partners finds.
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Green Dream with MSCI’s Linda-Eling Lee: Five trends to watch and figuring out the biodiversity footprint
MSCI’s research director gives five trends to watch this year, and discusses companies’ climate change and biodiversity challenges
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ESG investment could boost growth in Asia
Interest in ESG investing in the region may increasingly be driven by its contribution to sustain overall levels of economic growth, according to a report by Deutsche Bank (DB) Chief Investment Office.
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Harvest readies China ESG ETF in Hong Kong
The ETF should provide investors exposure to the top 100 high quality listed Chinese companies.
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M&G to divest from coal next year
But an NGO said the new coal exit policy misses the mark.
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BNPP AM names global head of stewardship
Michael Herskovich will lead the global stewardship team, which includes Adam Kanzer and Paul Milon.
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Rapid progress to carbon neutrality underway
European companies are ahead on the path towards achieving net zero emissions, but Asia-Pacific firms are catching up, according to a Fidelity survey.
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ShareAction highlights leading ESG practices from asset managers
BNPP AM, Robeco, NN IP, BMO Global AM, AXA IM, LGIM, Aviva Investors, Schroders and M&G were the most oft-quoted asset managers.
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Invesco rolls out clean energy ETF
The product will track the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index.
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KPMG joins calls for a just transition
Green recovery must not destabilise societies.