ESG

ESG news, features and analysis for investors, fund managers and all professionals associated with institutional fund management.

Moody’s says sustainable investment rules are “credit negative”

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Firms such as Legal & General Investment Management and Standard Life Aberdeen are well positioned to gain inflows for sustainable investments, a credit ratings...

ESG pressure on pension schemes to intensify

Catherine Lafferty -

Pressure on pension schemes to adopt environment, social and governance (ESG) objectives will make it harder for pension trustees to ignore the issue, pension...

Solactive and UBS unveil ESG development indices

Catherine Lafferty -

German index provider Solactive and UBS have launched a suite of benchmarks targeting debt from the World Bank and other high-grade development banks. The Solactive...

JP Morgan and BlackRock unveil ESG fixed income indices

Catherine Lafferty -

A suite of global fixed income indices integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into a composite benchmark has been launched by JP Morgan...

Research Affiliates unveils ESG strategy

Funds Europe -

California-based investment house Research Affiliates has launched a strategy based around environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. The Research Affiliates Fundamental Index (RAFI) ESG strategy,...

Franklin Templeton repositions global euro fund with ESG focus

kevin -

Franklin Templeton Investments has changed the strategy of its global euro fund to include climate change criteria. The Californian fund house’s Global (Euro) Fund has...

Geneva’s UBP launches emerging market ESG bond fund

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has launched a socially responsible fund to invest in emerging market companies that are said to be increasingly conscious of...

Activa ramps up ESG mission with analyst’s promotion

Catherine Lafferty -

Paris-based private equity firm Activa Capital has promoted an analyst in a move reflecting its higher focus on responsible investment. Emma France becomes an associate...

Candriam awarded first SRI label for a high yield fund

Catherine Lafferty -

Pan-European asset management firm Candriam Investors Group has been awarded a French government-backed socially responsible investment (SRI) label for a high yield bond fund....

UBS AM unveils pair of SRI ETFs

Catherine Lafferty -

UBS Asset Management has launched two socially responsible investment (SRI) ETFs on the London Stock Exchange. The company said it would allow new clients to...

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