Kames Capital seeks participants for sustainable investing poll
The asset manager is researching how investors’ views towards responsible investing are changing
Asia
Latest news and expert analysis on ESG investment topics for the Asia region.
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Ethical funds could defuse pensions ‘time bomb’
The gender pension gap is 40% for some generations
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ESG integration in bonds ‘requires different strategy’ to equities
ESG criteria in fixed income funds should focus on company’s financial strength, rather than market sentiment
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SSGA tells big business to standardise ESG data
SSGA has called on major corporations to standardise how they report on environmental, social and governance issues
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Clarity Clinic: David Scott, LGT Vestra
As investors become increasingly interested in sustainable investment approaches, wealth management groups have responded. ESG Clarity caught up with LGT Vestra’s chairman, David Scott to ask about his company’s approach
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EQ Investors builds process to track impact
Boutique wealth manager EQ Investors has developed a system to map the impact of its investments, amid growing investor demand
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Do ESG investment approaches generate alpha?
A global survey with hundreds of investors suggests many are still unconvinced about a link between alpha generation and incorporating ESG metrics in an investment approach
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Should advisers probe clients’ ethical beliefs?
Investment intermediaries are still not identifying the core ethical beliefs of their clients, according to a prominent fund manager on sustainable investment issues
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Asset managers face legal heat over climate change
Pension funds urged to make climate risk measures public or face litigation
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Rathbones bond fund on why Unilever raised red flags
“Many companies claim a bond is green or ethical,” says Noelle Cazalis
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Report: ESG financial link depends on benchmark
While many have tried to establish a link between ESG and financial returns, a new report suggests this may purely be dependent on the reference benchmark index
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Complete negative ESG screens not sustainable: panel
Reducing the carbon footprint in portfolios through exclusion alone is just a box ticking exercise