Asset managers signed up to ESG initiatives failing to vote accordingly
Voting patterns of major fund houses analysed across over 140 resolutions on social and environmental issues
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Ben Goss on risk: Remember the past when building the future
Should investors be looking to find a place for thematic approaches to sustainability in their portfolios?
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Kermitted Asset Management: Belief and reason
The chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company Kermitted Asset Management was worried the ESG community may be shooting itself in the foot – but then he spotted an angle
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Vanguard launches sustainable range but fails to match lowest-cost competitor
Vanguard Sustainablelife aims to build on the success of the similarly named Vanguard Lifestrategy range
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Uptick in social bonds during pandemic set to continue
Covid-19 has sped up the growth of social financing with $224bn of social bonds issued in 2021
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Geeta Aiyer: Making gender visible to investors
Gender has so far been largely absent from conversations on global investor action but that must change
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Dewi John: Living through interesting times
ESG and the risk of rising inflation look set to reprise their roles as major investment themes in the coming year
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Guy Monson: Big changes, big challenges
Can the remarkably sanguine reaction of world markets to recent economic challenges realistically continue?
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LGIM shines spotlight on exec pay as it tells companies to stop wasting its time
‘Investors have put in strenuous efforts to engage and their feedback seems to have fallen on deaf ears’
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Can grassroot ESG movements do more than COP26?
‘Grassroot can achieve a lot in creating pressure for governments and economic actors’
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Looking beyond COP26: Home truths on biodiversity
Encouraging biodiversity and the preservation of habitats will be as important to the health of the planet as halting climate change
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Ben Goss on risk: Weighing the ESG trade-off
Advisers can feel increasingly confident about meeting investor preferences on sustainability without having to rethink their suitability criteria