Fixed income complexity no longer engagement barrier
Investing in private markets could solve problem of ESG for bond investors
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BMO launches SDG equity fund, seeded by UBS
The new fund will be managed by BMO portfolio manager Jamie Jenkins, in London
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Gender pay gap expected to be even worse a year on
Initial results are ‘depressing’ but only 17% of financial services firms have reported so far
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Can bond fund managers have influence over ESG?
Once companies have raised capital they may not be engaged with bond holders for many years
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Rathbones hires governance analyst
The UK investment group becomes the latest firm to strengthen its engagement team
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Sackers launches free ESG legal guide
The law firm hopes the guide will enable pension trustees to ‘challenge their advisers’ on ESG
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Charles Stanley gender pay gap grows
DFM joins handful of early reporters who have failed to move the dial on male and female pay gap
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Swedish group sees strong takeup for SDG fund
Total capital commitments at Summa Equity have risen to SEK 11 billion after the fund close
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How sustainable is British housebuilder Persimmon?
Having survived an investor revolt on pay in 2018, Persimmon has delivered more than £1bn in profits, but how sustainable is its business model, given the significance of the government’s Help-to-buy contract?
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JP Morgan AM hires ESG head from BlackRock
Jennifer Wu has vast international experience and has previously worked as a portfolio manager and analyst
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M&G rolls out sustainable multi-asset fund
Fund will use an exclusionary ESG process and invest up to 20% in impact assets
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Investors power up for the ‘Electric Car ETF’
The launch under the iShares brand comes amid growing interest in the transition to electric vehicles