REVEALED: The fund firms exposed to US child detention camps
Blackrock has blamed index tracking products for its large stake in a contractor involved in child detention centres in the US.
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Give us tools to prove ESG’s impact, say investors
Investors say they have insufficient tools to measure the financial impact of embracing ESG metrics in their investment strategies, according to a new poll.
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SURVEY: Pension investors are ignoring climate risk
Less than one fifth of European institutional pension investors are weighing up risks to their portfolio from environmental issues, a survey has found.
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UK pensions consulted on new ESG rules
The UK government has proposed legislation that will permit occupational pension schemes to divest from companies if they believe their environmental policies could harm investment returns in the longer term. On Monday, the Department of Work & Pensions, invited responses to a consultation entitled “clarifying and strengthening trustees’ investment duties,” with a view to empowering…
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Public engagement key to returns, finds study
Investors should make their engagement more public to achieve better returns, a report has suggested.
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Fund firms offered stewardship update
Asset managers offered new guidance on corporate stewardship.
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Asset managers warned of ESG cost hike
New regulatory requirements being brought in across the UK and Europe may hike costs for asset managers, but will investors be prepared to pay? Joe McGrath investigates…
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Helena Morrissey jumps on gender equality fund trend
Legal & General Investment Management has become the latest fund manager to launch a passive fund tracking companies with diverse boards.
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Aviva, Ford and BP pensions named for engagement flaws
The UK government’s Environmental Audit Committee has warned that some of the UK’s 25 largest pension funds are taking a “worryingly complacent” approach to ESG risks.
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DWS issues four new ESG ETFs
Index-linked funds’ filters will avoid companies exposed to nuclear power, weapons and tobacco as German asset manager seeks to cash in on trend for socially-conscious investing.
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Wealth managers expect ESG strategies to flourish
Two thirds of professional investors expect to allocate more money to ESG strategies in the next three years, Royal London Asset Management has found.
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Three questions answered on EU’s Ecolabel assessment of ESG funds
Thierry Bogaty explores how Ecolabel criteria for funds may look