The UK’s largest investment managers are shunning traditional asset classes in favour of alternatives, multi-asset and ESG when prioritising new product launches for 2020, according to a survey.
The UK’s largest investment managers are shunning traditional asset classes in favour of alternatives, multi-asset and ESG when prioritising new product launches for 2020, according to a survey.
The chief investment officer for responsible investment at DWS, Petra Pflaum, has become a member of the German government’s Sustainable Financial Advisory Council.
Hugh Stacey, head of investor solutions at fund administrator IQ-EQ, answers questions on the future of ESG following the pandemic, and whether the world will ever return to a pre-Covid status quo.
Financial advisors across ten major markets say ESG investing is a growth opportunity for their businesses due to increasing demand from retail clients.
Green bond issuance in emerging markets saw a sharp increase in 2019, rising to US$52 billion – a 21% increase, according to a joint report published by Amundi and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Poland’s stock exchange last year initiated a responsible investment drive and Grzegorz Kaliszuk of AgioFunds illustrates the journey ahead for the Polish ESG mutual funds market.
Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) has appointed Rotterdam-headquartered Robeco as its voting and engagement provider.
HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Michael Ridley as senior responsible investment specialist.
Socially responsible investing (SRI) can achieve longer term outperformance when markets are in turmoil, a study has claimed.
European sustainable funds that implement ESG criteria as part of their key security selection process have been showing signs of resilience throughout the first quarter of this year.
