LGIM appoints US stewardship boss
Legal & General Investment Management America has appointed a new head of US Stewardship and Sustainable Investments.
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Green funds turn red amid trade tension
The trade conflict between the US and China has negatively affected investor sentiment, but Luciano Diana, Geneva-based head of environmental strategies, believes it is only noise, despite the negative effects on his fund’s portfolio.
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Polluted, unequal and corrupt?
On the surface, Asia lags miles behind the west on key ESG issues – but the region is changing.
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Climate, Volatility and Dividend Index launched
German index group Solactive has launched an index to track companies embracing the transition to renewable energy while exhibiting low volatility and high dividend yield characteristics.
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Morgan Stanley launches low carbon fund
The investment management arm of US bank Morgan Stanley has launched a new global equity strategy focused on sustainability.
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Green finance fund completes €0.5bn fundraising
A green finance fund, backed by French fund manager Amundi and energy group EDF, has announced its first successful equity raising from investors.
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ESG investors face mixed bag with bitcoin and blockchain
Cryptocurrencies should be viewed critically from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) perspective, according to a sustainable investments rating agency.
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Financial group launches ESG reporting platform
Financial data group IHS Markit has launched a reporting platform that will gather environmental, social and governance-based data sets from companies.
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Clarity Clinic: Reinhilde Weidacher, ISS Ethix
In our latest Clarity Clinic interview, we ask Reinhilde Weidacher of ISS Ethix, what she considers the biggest change in sustainable investing in a decade and which issues are dominating investor discussions today?
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Tensions simmer over definition of impact investing
Impact investing, as a dedicated niche of sustainable investing, is under threat by greenwashing from mainstream asset managers, specialists warn.
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Federated boss to bring Hermes’ ESG funds to the US
US asset manager Federated Investors has completed its deal to take a 60 per cent stake in British ESG manager Hermes Investment Management, it announced on Monday.
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Blackrock finances wind power project in Norway
Global asset manager steps up investments in renewable energy via Global Renewable Power II fund.