Schroders calls for lobbying changes after Google vote
Schroders has called on companies to be more transparent on the amount they spend on lobbying governments and influencing policymakers and to outline their reasons for doing so.
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BIMB launches ‘ESG sukuk’ bond fund
Kuala Lumpur-based BIMB Investment Management has worked with UK-based Arabesque to launch what it claims is the world’s first ESG shariah bond fund.
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ESG enters list of most popular hedge fund strategies
Environmental, social and governance-focused strategies have appeared in the top 10 most popular hedge fund strategies for the first time, according to an annual investor report by Credit Suisse.
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European ESG flows exceed €32bn in first half of 2018
Net flows into European sustainable investment funds during the first half of 2018, were at their second highest level of the past five years.
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Sustainable approaches breakthrough in the US
Increasing numbers of US investors are incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment processes, suggesting that sustainable investing approaches are finally becoming more popular in North America.
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Robeco: It’s time to move beyond negative screening
Investors should move beyond negative screening to get the most out of a sustainable approach to portfolio allocations, according to a new report.
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SSGA calls for German governance changes
State Street Global Advisors has called for a change to the German Corporate Governance Code, claiming that the existing rules make it too easy for companies to protect underperforming executives.
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Trade war threatens green bond issuance, report claims
Protectionist trade policies and the UK’s imminent departure from the European Union threaten to dampen issuance levels of green bonds, new research suggests.
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BlackRock to launch Emerging Market Debt ESG funds
BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager, has launched an emerging market debt fund range, which is focussed on sustainable investing.
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Clarity Clinic: Paul Warner, MitonOptimal
This week, MitonOptimal’s head of model portfolio, Paul Warner steps into the Clarity Clinic to explain how sustainable investment approaches have changed over the past 40 years, and why he believes it’s time to bring back some governance techniques from the seventies.
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Impact investing hits obstacles
Lack of successful examples for investment returns and weak corporate governance are key challenges for impact investment in Southeast Asia, according to the latest report by the Global Impact Investing Network.
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Aon to grade fund managers on ESG
Investment consultancy Aon has unveiled a new rating system which grades how well investment managers are integrating sustainable approaches in their investment decision making process.