China A-shares inclusion set to light ESG fuse
The opening of the China A-shares market to foreign investors provides a window for China-focused funds to push ESG criteria into greater prominence in the world’s second largest economy.
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Amundi launches socially responsible ETF
Amundi ETF has launched a UCITS ETF designed to provide diversified USD corporate bond exposure while applying environmental, social and governance (ESG) selection filters.
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Advisers mixed on Helena Morrissey’s Girl fund
Has LGIM struck a blow for equality with its Girl fund and maybe more importantly, will advisers respond?
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Terry Smith’s sustainable fund outperforms flagship
Terry Smith’s Fundsmith Sustainable Equity shows early signs of outperforming his flagship fund, which does not adopt environmental, sustainable or governance (ESG) screens.
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Oil majors offside with investors worth $10trn
Climate change has landed oil majors offside with a number of investors representing $10.4trn worth of assets ahead of their annual general meetings (AGMs) over the next couple of weeks.
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Hermes CEO on life under Federated Investors
Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of the recently-acquired Hermes Investment Management, talks about life under a new owner, Asia plans, ESG and industry consolidation.
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DWS issues four new ESG ETFs
Index-linked funds’ filters will avoid companies exposed to nuclear power, weapons and tobacco as asset manager seeks to cash in on trend for socially-conscious investing.
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Newton launch adds to limited ethical bond fund options
Newton Investment Management has launched a rival fund to the limited selection of ethical options in the Sterling Strategic Bond sector.
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Wealth managers expect ESG strategies to flourish
Two thirds of professional investors expect to allocate more money to ESG strategies in the next three years, Royal London Asset Management has found.
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Man Group’s gender targets underwhelm shareholder activist
Man Group’s response to gender pay concerns has been described as underwhelming by Shareaction.
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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.