Green finance fund completes €0.5bn fundraising
A green finance fund, backed by French fund manager Amundi and energy group EDF, has announced its first successful equity raising from investors.
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ESG investors face mixed bag with bitcoin and blockchain
Cryptocurrencies should be viewed critically from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) perspective, according to a sustainable investments rating agency.
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Financial group launches ESG reporting platform
Financial data group IHS Markit has launched a reporting platform that will gather environmental, social and governance-based data sets from companies.
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Tensions simmer over definition of impact investing
Impact investing, as a dedicated niche of sustainable investing, is under threat by greenwashing from mainstream asset managers, specialists warn.
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Federated boss to bring Hermes’ ESG funds to the US
US asset manager Federated Investors has completed its deal to take a 60 per cent stake in British ESG manager Hermes Investment Management, it announced on Monday.
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Blackrock finances wind power project in Norway
Global asset manager steps up investments in renewable energy via Global Renewable Power II fund.
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Aviva seeks assurances on antibiotic actions
Aviva Investors is urging pharmaceutical companies to consider the threat to their business models posed by antibiotic resistance through a series of meetings and sharing examples of best practice.
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UK investment group launches diversity drive
The trade body for the UK investment industry has launched a new campaign to promote diversity in the workforce of asset managers.
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New ESG guidance for listed companies
A trade group for the world’s stock exchanges has revised its ESG guidance policy to encourage listed companies to provide better information on sustainability and governance issues.
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US hedge funds and PE firms still behind on ESG
Nearly a third of private equity and hedge fund managers in the United States are still largely ignoring environmental, social and governance factors in their investment approaches, according to new research.
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Investors say one year of underperformance is the limit
Most investors are unwilling to suffer underperformance in an environmental, social and governance-based strategy for more than 12 months, a poll has shown.
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US advisers question the “cost” of ESG
More than a third of US investment advisers believe they have to sacrifice returns, to include environmental, social and governance metrics into investment portfolios, a survey has found.