Sustainable fund inflows outdo wider market in 2021
Despite Covid volatility, UK investors poured £37.1bn into sustainable strategies last year, according to Morningstar data
Despite Covid volatility, UK investors poured £37.1bn into sustainable strategies last year, according to Morningstar data
Vala has launched a new sustainable EIS fund investing in “fast-growth” start-ups. After successfully completing its first funding round for its new Sustainable Growth EIS raising £1.2m, Vala Capital has chosen three new firms to back including the UK’s first zero-waste online supermarket Good Club and sustainable cleaning product company Homethings, which received offers from…
HSBC Asset Management is expanding its fixed income ETF range with the launch of the HSBC Bloomberg Sustainable Global Aggregate 1-3y Bond UCITS ETF. It will track the Bloomberg MSCI Global Aggregate 1-3 Year SRI Carbon ESG-Weighted Index, an investment grade index that seeks to provide broad-based and diversified exposure across fixed income asset classes,…
Candriam is adding a sustainable bond impact fund to its Luxembourg SICAV range. The Candriam Sustainable Bond Impact Fund aligns financial returns alongside a positive impact on society and the environment by using each of the UN SDGs to invest in bond issuance that facilitate the development of projects to support the transition to a…
European asset manager DWS has launched a fund run exclusively by women investing in companies that meet the needs of women. The DWS Invest ESG Women for Women selects companies at a global level that perform well in terms of social values and fair working conditions. The team evaluates companies with regard to five factors:…
Dimensional Fund Advisors has launched two funds; the Emerging Markets Sustainability Core Equity Fund and the Global Sustainability Short Fixed Income Fund. Using the firm’s systematic investing approach, the funds will invest in companies targeting a meaningful reduction in exposure to companies with high greenhouse gas emissions intensity and potential emissions from fossil fuel reserves.…
LGIM’s Rob Martin says users of real estate will increasingly select spaces on the basis of environmental outcomes
Rize ETF co-founder looks at the sustainable technique disrupting the agricultural industry
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