Should charitable donations be linked to impact funds?
BlackRock refuses to say if it will continue with plans to pay WWF a share of its profits, after the charity’s alleged involvement in arming militias
Asia
Latest news and expert analysis on ESG investment topics for the Asia region.
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Understanding the evolution of ESG
Franklin Templeton’s head of ESG, Julie Moret considers ESG metrics can feed in to an enhanced investment evaluation framework…
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Impax sole investor in World Bank gender bond
Impax Asset Management has become the sole investor in a bond issued to promote gender equality for economic development
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Fixed income complexity no longer engagement barrier
Investing in private markets could solve problem of ESG for bond investors
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BMO launches SDG equity fund, seeded by UBS
The new fund will be managed by BMO portfolio manager Jamie Jenkins, in London
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Gender pay gap expected to be even worse a year on
Initial results are ‘depressing’ but only 17% of financial services firms have reported so far
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Can bond fund managers have influence over ESG?
Once companies have raised capital they may not be engaged with bond holders for many years
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Rathbones hires governance analyst
The UK investment group becomes the latest firm to strengthen its engagement team
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Sackers launches free ESG legal guide
The law firm hopes the guide will enable pension trustees to ‘challenge their advisers’ on ESG
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Charles Stanley gender pay gap grows
DFM joins handful of early reporters who have failed to move the dial on male and female pay gap
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Swedish group sees strong takeup for SDG fund
Total capital commitments at Summa Equity have risen to SEK 11 billion after the fund close
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How sustainable is British housebuilder Persimmon?
Having survived an investor revolt on pay in 2018, Persimmon has delivered more than £1bn in profits, but how sustainable is its business model, given the significance of the government’s Help-to-buy contract?