Hong Kong investors snub ESG products
Misperceptions and a general lack of understanding of ESG products are the reasons for scant interest, according to a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association
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Alpha not the point for ESG, ABP Invest founder
Selectors should look towards China, India, and Africa when it comes to sustainable investing, Thanos Papasavvas believes
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Investment Association backs ethnicity pay reporting
The trade group for UK fund managers has responded to the UK government’s call for consultation responses
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Fitch unveils new ESG bond ratings
The ratings agency has released details on how it scores bond issuers for its new ‘ESG Relevance Scores’
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Nordea AM enhances Stars equity range
The firm’s strategy was first unveiled in 2011 and now covers the North American market
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Osmosis bolsters research team with CDP recruit
UK sustainable investment boutique Osmosis has hired a senior research analyst to work on its proprietary analytics system
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Schroders launches European sustainable fund
The fund will consider firms that are labelled ‘improving’ and those with sector-leading sustainability profiles
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Globally, less than one in five directors are women
A comprehensive study from index provider MSCI shows that female CEOs are still a rarity in many parts of the world
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ETFs that exclude fossil fuels need closer scrutiny: expert
Cutting carbon producers from green ETFs is key to being an impactful investor, Jochen Wermuth says
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Morningstar deepens partnership with ABN AMRO
Clients of the Dutch bank will now see ESG ratings for up to 10,000 companies and 38,000 investment funds
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Boutique hits target for circular economy fund
Private equity group Circularity Capital says there is money to be made as society transitions to a circular economy
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Meet the fund CEO who dumped “subjective” data sets
Inspired by a movie, and flush from the sale of two businesses, Ben Dear sought to build a new approach to environmentally-focussed investing