Rise of ESG ETFs piles pressure on active rivals
But some argue that limited leverage means less engagement on climate and green issues
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SJP responsible investment head resurfaces at Impax
Emma Hunt had joined the wealth manager in early 2019
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Blackrock unveils multi-asset ESG range
Asset manager claims it is Europe’s first multi-asset ESG portfolios using ETFs as building blocks
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Blackrock ESG funds worst for deforestation risk
Blackrock and Vanguard Asset Management equity investments can be linked to 40,000 hectares of lost forest
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Brooks Macdonald promotes researcher to head up responsible investment service
Ben Palmer joined the firm on the graduate programme in 2011
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Research: ESG preferences probed in majority of adviser fact-finds
Charles Stanley surveys 100 advisers and over 1,000 consumers on responsible investing
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Fund firms move ad spend from ESG to brand campaigns during pandemic
16% of all asset management advertising booked in Q1 was focused on ESG
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ASI launches Asia Pacific impact fund as ESG outperforms in the region
MSCI AC Asia Pacific ESG Leaders has almost doubled the returns of MSCI AC Asia Pacific during the coronavirus
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Barclays: ESG funds offer negligible sustainability benefit
Bank makes a sensational series of claims about ESG funds after conducting its own research
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Uncertainty over ESG definition amplifies risk of greenwashing
If professional funds buyers can’t define the term then what hope is there for the rest of us?
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Kermitted Asset Management: Inertial damper
The chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company Kermitted Asset Management worries one of the defining laws of financial services has just blurred around the edges
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Kate Fox: How Baillie Gifford’s impact fund is quadrupling the returns of its peers
The £550m Baillie Gifford Positive Change fund is one of the top performers in the IA Global sector