Where are fund groups focussing in 2019?
After lobbying groups targeted BlackRock, urging tougher behaviour on climate issues, ESG Clarity looks at the priorities of other fund groups in 2019
Analysis (EU)
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‘Most funds don’t explain their ESG criteria well enough’
An ESG strategy can only be taken seriously if the data that underpins it is made available, selectors argue
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How do secondary climate issues threaten portfolios?
Investors must consider the indirect harm that can befall portfolios from climate change, says Aviva Investors’ Steve Waygood
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Activists target BlackRock with co-ordinated campaign
The world’s largest asset manager is being urged to change its voting behaviour at investee company annual general meetings
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Hong Kong investors snub ESG products
Misperceptions and a general lack of understanding of ESG products are the reasons for scant interest, according to a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association
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Meet the fund CEO who dumped “subjective” data sets
Inspired by a movie, and flush from the sale of two businesses, Ben Dear sought to build a new approach to environmentally-focussed investing
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Meet the Swiss companies using ESG to bolster profits
An analysis of Swiss companies by Evenlode Investments found five major corporations using ESG to improve investor returns
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Women left behind in Hong Kong’s financial industry
Only one in five board positions at financial companies are occupied by females, a report shows
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What constitutes a ‘good’ ethical strategy?
Despite more than £16 billion of UK retail funds sitting in ethical strategies, no universal definition exists for this set of funds
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Will diversity improve my client’s returns?
Can investors trust workforce diversity as an indicator of good outperformance?
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Asset managers grapple with plastic clampdown
Backlash against plastic pollution and its toxic impact presents investment opportunities as policymakers get tough
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Women all but absent from £24m windfall for AJ Bell top brass
One lone female director reaps £18,500 at IPO