Buxton slams corporate activity under male-heavy boards
Old Mutual Global Investors CEO Richard Buxton has slammed the cost of predominantly male boards to shareholders as he blames a lack of diversity for poor corporate decision making.
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Morningstar to revamp sustainability ratings
Morningstar is to change its sustainability ratings methodology, which allows investors to evaluate funds based on the sustainability profile of their underlying holdings, by the end of the year.
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Mark Mobius to exploit star power for ESG fund
Mark Mobius’s planned responsible emerging markets fund will not seek companies that score high on environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics, instead looking for companies with relatively poor ESG practices and work directly with the management on improving them.
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Ex-Franklin Templeton pair named founding partners in Mobius launch
Mark Mobius has formally confirmed former Franklin Templeton colleagues Carlos Hardenberg and Greg Konieczny as founding partners in his eponymous boutique firm, as details of the planned emerging and frontier markets fund are revealed.
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Five ways to integrate ESG into investments
The days of treating ESG and sustainability matters as “extra curricular” are numbered and will be the differentiator for investments in the future, according to Legg Mason affiliates. Click through the slides below to find out five ways to integrate ESG into investments.
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Venezuelan debt excluded in new JP Morgan ESG indices
Controversial Venezuelan debt has been excluded from a new JP Morgan fixed income index for emerging market issuers with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
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iShares gun-free ETFs fail to reach UK
UK investors in a number of iShares ETFs remain exposed to guns as Blackrock responds to the recent school shooting tragedy in Florida in its US range through the launch of firearm-free products.
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Heartwood adds lower-risk options to sustainable range
Heartwood Investment Management has added two lower-risk strategies to its sustainable multi-asset range.
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Aberdeen Standard: SRI is not ESG
While ESG has become an inherent part of risk management, SRI (socially responsible investment) products are, by comparison, designed to meet the demand of specific investors, according to Aberdeen Standard emerging markets investment manager William Scholes.
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Surging green bond market suffers diversification problem
A letter from Insight Investment calling for greater green bond issuance from banks highlights the lack of depth in the green bond space, despite the market growing significantly over the last year and the first green bond funds reaching their three-year track record.
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Hermes to launch ESG credit fund
Hermes Investment Management is boosting its fixed income prowess with the launch of an unconstrained ESG credit fund later this year.
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EdenTree on ‘savage’ hit from Provident Financial
EdenTree fund manager Sue Round has blamed “savage downgrades” among fund holdings for recent fourth quartile performance, including Provident Financial, which she argues does hold a place in an ethical portfolio.