China A-shares inclusion set to light ESG fuse
The opening of the China A-shares market to foreign investors provides a window for China-focused funds to push ESG criteria into greater prominence in the world’s second largest economy.
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Nordic selectors ‘nerds on ESG’
Socially-responsible investing trend could have a significant long-term impact on the corporate sector, says Folksam head of fund selection Susanne Bolin-Gärtner.
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Helena Morrissey jumps on gender equality fund trend
Legal & General Investment Management has become the latest fund manager to launch a passive fund tracking companies with diverse boards.
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Europe set to regulate for its sustainable investment future
The European Commission has set out its legislative strategy to turn the region into a global leader in sustainable finance.
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Aviva, Ford and BP pensions named for engagement flaws
The UK government’s Environmental Audit Committee has warned that some of the UK’s 25 largest pension funds are taking a “worryingly complacent” approach to ESG risks.
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DWS issues four new ESG ETFs
Index-linked funds’ filters will avoid companies exposed to nuclear power, weapons and tobacco as German asset manager seeks to cash in on trend for socially-conscious investing.
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Wealth managers expect ESG strategies to flourish
Two thirds of professional investors expect to allocate more money to ESG strategies in the next three years, Royal London Asset Management has found.
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Three questions answered on EU’s Ecolabel assessment of ESG funds
Thierry Bogaty explores how Ecolabel criteria for funds may look