ESG

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

East Capital fund puts China’s ‘war on pollution’ in its sites

Catherine Lafferty -

East Capital, an emerging and frontier markets asset manager founded in Sweden, says it has raised capital from Nordic investors to support the launch...

ESG investing could encourage more saving

kevin -

Investors increasingly want investments made on their behalf to reflect their own personal values, according to a report on trends in environmental, social and...

RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT: Environmental factors

Lynn Strongin Dodds -

The rise of smart beta investing coincides with the rise in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, yet there are only a few products...

Investment in ESG expected to double over next two years

kevin -

Institutional investors plan to double investment in environmental, social and governance (ESG) driven strategies over the next two years, according to research by BNP...

Women in ESG

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Women may be under represented in fund management roles, but there is one area where this appears less true: ESG. There has been a flurry...

Kempen hires to increase ESG business

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Kempen Capital Management has appointed Narina Mnatsakanian as director of impact and responsible investment. The role is new as Kempen, a Dutch asset manager, says...

Over 300 investors report improvement of returns with ESG

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Socially responsible investment has improved the returns for many institutional investors and helped them manage volatility, research has found. However, take up of environmental, social...

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE: Does it pay to be responsible?

Fiona Rintoul -

Funds and mandates that incorporate environmental, social and governance criteria are flourishing. The jury is out on how they perform compared to mainstream funds,...

Corporate green bond issuance triples

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Insurance companies looking to diversify their fixed income portfolios, which we reported on today, could consider green bonds. Data showed that issuance last year...

Barriers to ESG investing are coming down, says State Street

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Traditional obstacles to responsible investing are fading, State Street research suggests, which includes the belief that fiduciary duty does not allow for non-standard investment...

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