Generational responsibility: Could ESG shape the future of financial strategy for sovereign wealth funds?
Oxford University’s Ana Nacvalovaite says sovereign wealth funds will ’embrace a more nuanced approach’ to ESG
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Fund in Focus: Adding an ethical element to portfolios
Hargreaves Lansdown’s Dominic Rowles takes a deep dive into the ‘heaven-sent’ Aegon Ethical Equity fund
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Former Edentree RI head White joins Trinity Communications
White, who led Edentree’s responsible investing efforts from 2010 before retiring at the end of 2023, takes up an advisory role
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Responsible investment funds tripled in size in the decade to 2022
Younger investors will influence product development with preference for thematic products, says CFA Institute research
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Global emerging markets bounced back in 2023
The sector was challenged by macro factors throughout 2022 but last year saw it rebound
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Return ESG to ‘common-sense’ values investing
NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights report argues one composite score makes ESG ‘a bundle of contradictions’
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Sustainable investment exposure ticks upwards in 2023
Women and younger investors are leading the charge
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Epworth’s Harper: Investing is a ‘natural home’ for a vicar
Chief responsibility officer discusses his journey from being ordained to making firms like Shell and Anglo American feel ‘holy’ uncomfortable
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Sustainability disclosures cannot ignore Consumer Duty
Knowing sustainable fund performance is cyclical means you’d be causing foreseeable harm by avoiding transitioning companies
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Castlefield Q&A part 2: Large CSR departments can skew ESG ratings
Lack of data and consistency are big problems
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Engaging fund managers on fossil fuel financing
In this week’s special Earth Day coverage, Mollie Thornton shares the questions put to fund managers on their investments in the planet
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Castlefield Q&A: Having an influence as a smaller investor
Partners at the Manchester-based investment manager discuss SDR, engagement and sustainable growth