ESG

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

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...

CLIMATE FINANCE: Good money

Nick Fitzpatrick -

The latest environmental movement in Luxembourg is not the work of anti-capitalists, but fund professionals – and green bonds make up one of their...

NN Investment Partners bolsters responsible investment team

David Stevenson -

Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners (NNIP) has made three appointments to its responsible investment team in a bid to strengthen the group. Adrie...

Institutions reward responsible investment strategies

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Institutional investors pulled $468.8 billion (€441.5 billion) out of equity strategies last year – but rewarded asset managers that had responsible investment capabilities. Flat institutional...

Human capital is main ESG risk in default pensions, study finds

kevin -

The way companies treat their employees is the largest source of ‘responsible’ investment risk among certain UK pension schemes, according to a major trade...

Columbia Threadneedle wins ESG mandate from Zurich Germany

David Stevenson -

Columbia Threadneedle Investments, the global asset management arm of US-based Ameriprise Financial, has won an ESG mandate from insurance firm Zurich Germany. Zurich did not...

BlueBay expands ESG bond offering

David Stevenson -

BlueBay Asset Management is the second firm this week to launch an ESG fixed income product, following Deutsche Asset Management. The firm has launched the...

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