ESG

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

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...

Deutsche’s db x-trackers launches ESG corporate bond ETF

David Stevenson -

Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM) has launched a fixed income ETF that will give investors exposure to the socially responsible European bond market. The db...

Pimco launches ESG fixed income platform

Nick Fitzpatrick -

Pimco, owned by the world’s fifth largest asset manager Allianz, has launched a fixed income platform for investors that want to “promote change in...

RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT: Through the ESG looking glass

Funds Global MENA -

You wouldn’t expect an oil company’s ESG rating to be higher than a green energy provider’s. Or would you? Fiona Rintoul finds the ESG...

ESG INVESTING: The key to Volkswagen

Funds Global MENA -

The VW emissions scandal took many environmental investors by surprise. Fiona Rintoul finds that ‘governance’ was the key part of the ESG formula that...

ETHICAL INVESTING: Smart beta goes green

Funds Global MENA -

As investors move to view ESG as a driver of better returns, Alix Robertson looks at how the approach can be incorporated into smart...

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