‘Greta effect’ grips fund buyers as ESG engagement soars
£30bn has flowed into funds rated ‘high’ in Morningstar’s sustainability rating over past three years
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Nuns accuse Blackrock of greenwashing in shareholder resolution
Mercy Investment Services presses $7trn asset manager to tidy up its climate change voting record
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Fidelity launches $1bn sustainable Sicav into the UK
‘The story of water and waste is as old as the story of civilisation’
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Phoebe Stone: It’s not just millennials demanding sustainable investment
LGT Vestra head of sustainable model portfolios mixes business with pleasure for the day job
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ESG managers see stars aligning for sector but acknowledge misselling risk
Shifting consumer perspective is a ‘massive game-changer’
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BMO Gam rebadges European fund as sustainable product
Last year saw a surge in funds repurposing themselves as responsible investments
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Ferdi van Heerden: Creating resilient portfolios for a fractured world
The ongoing reshaping of the global economic order will mean winners and losers – and thus investment opportunity
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Healthcare funds not quite what the ESG doctor ordered
Growing fund universe has £6bn in AUM
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IA reaches milestone £5trn consensus on responsible investment terms
But the fact asset managers will classify their own funds raises concerns
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JPMAM focuses on governance with sustainable EM launch
Governance issues will make up the bulk of JPMAM’s risk-profile checklist
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World Bank launches ESG rating system for sovereigns
EM debt managers have been frustrated about lack of ESG data available
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Advisers caught out by Fundsnetwork filter should have done their homework
Morningstar removes socially conscious filter from web tools after SCM Direct highlights shortcomings
