Polar emerging market team boosts ESG credentials with Newton hire
Naomi Waistell spent 10 years at Newton in the emerging market and Asian equities team
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Portfolio Adviser sister title ESG Clarity unveils digital magazine
Analysis, opinion pieces from sustainability experts and interviews with senior investment figures
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Kermitted Asset Management: Home truths
The chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company Kermitted Asset Management offers some insights into how the business is dealing with the effects of the pandemic and how he is coping with working from home
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Civitas launches £2bn social impact fund house
Manager of the Civitas Social Housing investment trust expands into healthcare and urban regeneration
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ESG ETFs defy pandemic sell-off with record inflows
But short-term outperformance does not mean ethical mandates are inherently better-returning investments
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Hargreaves Lansdown clients rank ESG factors as more important than interest rate outlook
‘Scandal avoidance equals more profit, ditto avoiding large fines, or the consumer tide turning against you’
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Capital Group names Schroders’ Jessica Ground as global head of ESG
Comes a day after Schroders revealed its global head of stewardship was leaving to ‘take the next step in her career’
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Jessica Ground leaves Schroders as Andy Howard steps up to lead ESG team
Global head of stewardship seeks next step in her career after 20 years with FTSE 100 asset manager
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SJP director claims new ESG framework would have filtered out Woodford
Rob Gardner says Woodford was ‘one of the worst-rated managers’ on SJP’s internal ratings system
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Vanguard trails rivals after ‘dragging its feet’ on ESG
$6trn asset manager has only three ESG-type strategies in its stable available to UK investors
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Ben Goss on risk: Three steps to manage ESG portfolio risks
Environmental and social risks are growing, which makes managing them and investor preferences a pressing priority
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Temple Bar eyes sustainable future as it steps up efforts to replace Ninety One
Shareholders had only recently rejected the idea of taking a more ethical approach to the portfolio