Robeco: Climate will top priorities in 2019
The Dutch fund management group says that regulators will take stronger action on climate change in 2019
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What constitutes a ‘good’ ethical strategy?
Despite more than £16 billion of UK retail funds sitting in ethical strategies, no universal definition exists for this set of funds
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FCA says gender equality shouldn’t be ‘false consensus’
Whistleblowing complaints to the regulator about sexual misconduct up 300%
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Gresham House confirms windfarm transaction
The British Strategic Investment Fund’s latest acquisition comes a year after its first renewable energy investment
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Will diversity improve my client’s returns?
Can investors trust workforce diversity as an indicator of good outperformance?
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Fund firms still can’t justify ESG claims
Asset managers are still providing insufficient evidence to justify their ESG claims, a survey finds
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ESG boost for Spanish boutique La Financière Responsible
Mapfre-owned investor cited as one of top five boutiques for approach to company analysis by ESG consultancy EthiFinance
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Give us proof, say impact investors
Research conducted among 2,000 British adults found a growing demand for fund firms to prove their claims on impact investments
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Columbia Threadneedle expands Responsible Investment Team
The fund firm has built a dedicated department to support its portfolio managers on environmental, social and governance matters
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Green bonds are far from equity counterparts
The ESG element of green bonds has no impact on performance, according to Julien Bras, portfolio manager for fixed income at Allianz Global Investors
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Nasdaq launches ESG portal to screen Nordic companies
It follows the launch of a guide back in 2017, which encouraged companies in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius to report on ESG
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Schroders: Intergenerational inequality to drive tax rises
Rising costs of healthcare and pension provision for the elderly, and financial struggles facing younger people, will lead to rising taxes, the fund group warns