Sustainability isn’t free
MFS’ Rob Almeida and Rob Wilson discuss how efforts to become more sustainable will challenge many companies over the long term and perhaps even bankrupt some of them
Fund flows
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Ecology funds attract €12bn in 2021
Total assets surged to €70bn at the end of February 2021 but beware of bloating says Morningstar’s Ronald van Genderen
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Pictet closes global environment fund
Global Environmental Opportunities Fund soft closes to new investors as AUM climbs to €7bn
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UK responsible funds grow 66% to £57bn
This compares with just a 7% rise across funds overall
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European sustainable funds grow 10-fold in past decade
Morningstar analyst finds assets surged 51.8% in 2020 alone
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Global sustainable fund flows soared to ‘stratospheric heights’ in Q4
Morningstar reports worldwide records for global sustainable fund assets and flows
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Asia’s sustainable funds attract record flows
ESG fund assets in Asia ex-Japan surged 131% in 2020 from a year earlier.
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‘Perfect storm’ will accelerate ESG assets to top $53trn by 2025
Bloomberg Intelligence research, exclusively seen by ESG Clarity, predicts ESG will form a third of all global assets as ETFs and debt expand
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Outlook: Where will ESG product demand be in 2021?
As part of our wider ESG industry outlook series, commenters say launches of passive, impact and fixed income products will continue
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Eight ways to escalate ESG in 2021
MainStreet’s Simone Gallo and Daniele Cat Berro expect the ESG surge to continue this year
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Asia’s ESG funds AUM surge 75% in Q3
The strongest growth was seen in Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea.
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Korea’s sustainable funds see huge inflows in Q3
Morningstar expects growing investor appetite for sustainable funds in Korea to continue, driven by government initiatives.