Osmosis launches sustainability fund with the X factor
Osmosis Investment Management, the London-based boutique asset manager, has launched an Absolute Return fund with a bias towards resource efficient companies.
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Cyber security reporting too weak, warns PRI
Listed public companies are failing to outline to investors how they protect their firms against major cyber security attacks in their corporate reporting.
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ESG managers shun outperforming Faangs
Facebook, Amazon and Apple have been shunned by fund managers using an environmental, social and governance approach to investing, although Google parent Alphabet still gets a pass.
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US asset manager Westwood joins UN PRI signatories
US-based asset manager Westwood Holdings has become the latest signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
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Investors find Chinese companies ‘difficult’
An overwhelming 98% of global investors said they have difficulties engaging with onshore Chinese companies, and a majority do not agree with the recent A-share inclusion on the MSCI, according to a survey conducted by the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA).
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Kempen becomes latest to exclude tobacco from funds
Amsterdam-based Kempen Capital Management has announced that all of its funds will be tobacco-free by the end of the year.
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Impact investing on the rise among millennials
A growing number of UK investors under the age of 40 are opting for investments that generate returns whilst making a positive contribution to the world, new research shows.
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ESG pushed from the top-down in Asia
Gerard Lee, CEO of Singapore’s Lion Global Investors (LGI), shares his thoughts on ESG investing, the onshore China market and fee pressure.
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HSBC and Standard Chartered to finance new coal plants
British banks HSBC and Standard Chartered have agreed to finance half a dozen new coal power plants in Vietnam and Indonesia, which will create 44 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
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Government seeks fund managers for electric car fund
The UK government has opened the bidding process for fund managers interested in managing a £400 million fund to stimulate investment in electric vehicles across the UK.
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US pension sponsors not convinced by ESG
A whopping 88% of US companies sponsoring workplace pension schemes have not integrated environmental, social and governance metrics into their investment strategies.
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Hermes sets high target for Asia growth
The recently-acquired boutique firm seeks a substantial increase in regional asset growth over the next five years, according to Harriet Steel, global head of business development based in London.