Shifting social trends weigh on issuers
Fitch finds consumer views can manifest as credit risk
ESG scoring
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The pitfalls of using simplified measures to score ESG products
Detlef Glow warns on the drive to break down complex measures into a simple ratio
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Variability in ESG ratings makes a murky picture for investors
Different methodologies and scales can cast the same security in a different light
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Variability in ESG ratings makes a murky picture for investors
Different methodologies and ratings scales can cast the same security in a slightly different light
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ESG options would increase 401(k) engagement
But not many plans include ESG funds and very few people use them
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Largest asset owners lag on ESG
Only a quarter have integrated ESG scoring into manager selection processes, finds survey of European and US asset owners
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GoldenSource tool to unearth greenwashers through portfolio analysis
Allows users to carry out portfolio screening, comparison and quality checks.
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FE Investments offers advisers sustainability reports
‘We aim to provide the adviser with as much information as possible to discuss with clients’ says CIO Rob Gleeson
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Much still ‘up in the air’ as SFDR approaches
FE fundinfo’s Mikkel Bates says there’s more regulation to come as it catches up with ESG demand
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Firm profile: Earth Capital on the recognition that ‘life has to change’ post-Covid
The latest developments at private equity firm Earth Capital, its investment processes and how ESG has become a ‘necessity’
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How do different regions score on ESG attributes?
Nutmeg’s Rumi Mahmood analyses the geographic differences in ESG attributes and what drives them
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UK ranks in top ten in Refinitiv’s newly launched Country SDG Scores
New scoring system is designed to provide comparisons at the country level for fund managers and advisers