BlackRock has broadened its range of fixed income sustainable exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with a suite of three ultra-short bond environmental, social and governance (ESG) products.
BlackRock has broadened its range of fixed income sustainable exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with a suite of three ultra-short bond environmental, social and governance (ESG) products.
Campaign group ShareAction has ranked 75 of the world’s largest asset managers according to their responsible investment practices, as sustainability becomes an increasingly important theme in the funds industry.
Real estate assets are facing significant climate change-related risks which investors are not yet pricing in, according to research by AEW.
Swiss firm Lombard Odier Investment Managers has appointed Rebeca Coriat to the new role of head of stewardship.
Paris-headquartered Comgest has launched a ‘fossil fuel-free’ emerging markets equity strategy with initial investor seeding of $250 million (€224 million).
A “meaningful” relationship exists between ESG scores and developed markets sovereign spreads, according to research by Federated Hermes.
Invesco has unveiled a Sterling corporate bond exchange-traded fund incorporating ESG criteria, in what it has called a “first” for Europe.
A number of UK pension schemes say they struggle to report on their ESG policies to a high standard and are largely unfamiliar with risks associated with climate change.
Investment managers stepped up the pressure on investee firms in 2019, with executive pay and director re-election continuing to top the list of main concerns.
Almost half of UK investors (48%) expect to increase their environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments over the next three years.
