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 decisions.
The latest environmental movement in Luxembourg is not the work of anti-capitalists, but fund professionals – and green bonds make up one of their biggest interests. Nick Fitzpatrick reports.
Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners (NNIP) has made three appointments to its responsible investment team in a bid to strengthen the group. Adrie Heinsbroek, Faryda Lindeman and Johan van der Lugt have all joined the firm.
Institutional investors pulled $468.8 billion (€441.5 billion) out of equity strategies last year – but rewarded asset managers that had responsible investment capabilities.
The way companies treat their employees is the largest source of ‘responsible’ investment risk among certain UK pension schemes, according to a major trade body.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments, the global asset management arm of US-based Ameriprise Financial, has won an ESG mandate from insurance firm Zurich Germany.
