Investec AM: ‘It’s time to compare managers on sustainability’
Investec Asset Management’s new fund ‘won’t be the last’ sustainable product it offers, director David Aird says
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134 people dead, but ‘we’re still invested’
In 2015, 19 people died in a human rights disaster. One fund firm said engagement would prevent it happening again. In 2019, it did, killing 134 people. So why are they still invested?
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KBI excludes fossil fuels in new strategies
The Irish investment group said it was responding to growing investor demand for fossil-fuel-free strategies
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Candriam fund focused on cancer fight
New fund supports development of cancer diagnostics and treatments and seeks to identify breakthrough innovations
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Blackrock sells renewables portfolio to Equitix
It is the fourth such transaction by this division of Blackrock in three months
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Shareholders have BP in their crosshairs
BP has become the latest in a long line of energy groups facing pressure from investors
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Luxembourg fund association to tackle ESG ‘greenwashing’
Sustainable investing, Brexit and growth of the fund industry are high on Alfi’s agenda for 2019
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Amundi subsidiary launches climate fund
CPR AM is teaming up with non-profit CDP to launch a thematic equity fund dedicated to fight against global warming
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Advisers fear mis-selling allegations from ESG investors
Potential ‘greenwashing’ unsettles professional investors
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China, Hong Kong must look offshore for ESG ETFs
Assets in ESG ETF products globally have almost doubled since 2016, but not one of the products is authorised for sale in Greater China.
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Morningstar launches suite of low carbon risk indices
Indices derived from large- and mid-cap segment of equivalent market benchmark and use Sustainalytics ratings
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Schroders: Global climate set to rise by 3.9 degrees
The British fund group monitors global climate efforts in its quarterly investment report