Aon to grade fund managers on ESG
Investment consultancy Aon has unveiled a new rating system which grades how well investment managers are integrating sustainable approaches in their investment decision making process.
Author: ESG Clarity Asia
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Cameron Hume launches Global Fixed Income ESG fund
Scottish fixed income boutique Cameron Hume has announced the launch of a new Global Fixed Income ESG fund.
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Loose ESG definition impacts passives
Wider adoption of responsible investing principles is unlikely to send investors crowding into the same high quality assets because ESG is not standardised, according to Taie Wang, deputy head of research for global equity beta solutions at State Street Global Advisor Asia.
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Impax chosen to manage SJP Fund
Wealth management group St James’s Place has announced that Impax Asset Management has been appointed to manage the group’s Ethical Fund.
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Poll shows low adoption of smart beta ESG funds
Less than a quarter of investors are using dedicated smart beta ESG strategies, new research shows, despite the vast majority of asset owners now considering sustainable metrics when awarding mandates.
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How will water scarcity affect portfolios?
The recent heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere focussed the minds of investors on the realistic prospect of global water shortages from climate change.
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Man Group announces Responsible Investment promotion
Listed hedge fund Man Group has announced the promotion of one of its sustainability strategists to become a co-head of responsible investment.
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Aberdeen Standard to vote against boards with gender pay disparities
Aberdeen Standard Investments has warned companies in which it invests to rectify pay gaps between men and women or face increasingly aggressive voting at AGMs.
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PRI Report Cards – Who scored an A+?
Asset managers signed up to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) are beginning to receive their 2018 report cards from the association on how well ESG metrics are incorporated into their investment processes.
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Osmosis launches sustainability fund with the X factor
Osmosis Investment Management, the London-based boutique asset manager, has launched an Absolute Return fund with a bias towards resource efficient companies.
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Cyber security reporting too weak, warns PRI
Listed public companies are failing to outline to investors how they protect their firms against major cyber security attacks in their corporate reporting.
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ESG managers shun outperforming Faangs
Facebook, Amazon and Apple have been shunned by fund managers using an environmental, social and governance approach to investing, although Google parent Alphabet still gets a pass.