Despite recent moves to improve EU cross-border shareholders’ rights, increasing evidence suggests that engagement barriers remain between countries, according to European non-governmental organisation Better Finance.
Despite recent moves to improve EU cross-border shareholders’ rights, increasing evidence suggests that engagement barriers remain between countries, according to European non-governmental organisation Better Finance.
Institutional investors plan to double investment in environmental, social and governance (ESG) driven strategies over the next two years, according to research by BNP Paribas.
Women may be under represented in fund management roles, but there is one area where this appears less true: ESG.
Socially responsible investment has improved the returns for many institutional investors and helped them manage volatility, research has found.
Funds and mandates that incorporate environmental, social and governance criteria are flourishing. The jury is out on how they perform compared to mainstream funds, but do they make money for the companies that run them? Fiona Rintoul reports.
Institutional investors would reject attractive investments that hold significant environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) risks.
