State Street the latest to expand client proxy voting
The measure follows similar moves from Vanguard and BlackRock
Asset Managers
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Investors call for hazardous chemicals phase-out
$8trn investor group says financial risks for producers are ramping up
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Asset managers must take action to decarbonise private market investments
NZAOA calling on investors to phase out support for fossil fuels
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UN call to cut fossil fuel from net-zero goals welcome but ‘risky’
Praise for efforts to keep decarbonisation targets within ‘planetary boundaries’
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UN call to cut fossil fuel from net-zero goals welcome but ‘risky’
Praise for efforts to keep decarbonisation targets within ‘planetary boundaries’
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US funds have larger carbon footprints than European peers
American firms are also committing lower initial percentages of AUM to net zero
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US fund groups have larger carbon footprints than European peers
American firms also committing lower initial percentage of AUM to net zero
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Water risk: An increasing focus for asset managers
The world faces a 40% global water deficit by 2030 under a business-as-usual scenario, says UN
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Five priority actions for governments at COP27
More than 600 investment firms have come together to call for stronger climate policy
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Sustainable fund sales rebound in Q3
Clean energy and clean tech funds drew the strongest inflows
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Investors flock to ESG passives in Q3
Some 96% of sustainable fund flows were into passive strategies, according to Morningstar
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The shortfalls in asset managers’ engagement
Redington finds efforts at the strategy level are not matching up with firm-wide commitments