ESG

  • FE launches responsibly managed portfolio range

    FE launches responsibly managed portfolio range

    FE has launched three model portfolios to cash in on the growing world of sustainable investing, it announced on Monday morning.

  • OMGI hire boosts ESG credentials

    OMGI hire boosts ESG credentials

    Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) has appointed Freddie Woolfe as head of responsible investment and stewardship.

  • M&G goes green with ethical high-yield fund launch

    M&G goes green with ethical high-yield fund launch

    M&G Investments has launched an ESG-screened global high-yield bond fund, the company’s first venture into the area of responsible investing.

  • Donald Trump drags on US ethical investments

    Donald Trump drags on US ethical investments

    US President Donald Trump has been a drag on corporate America and fund managers cleaning up their ESG act, Edentree’s David Osfield has said.

  • Four ways to shake up your ESG exposure

    Four ways to shake up your ESG exposure

    When it comes to investing ethically, many jump straight to investments in green and renewable energy, but where can the newest and most interesting options be found for investors looking to do some good?

  • City bigwigs push for £2bn impact fund

    City bigwigs push for £2bn impact fund

    A £2bn fund should be launched to kick-off investment in underdeveloped communities and mark the UK out as a hub of impact investing, a panel of top City players has said.

  • Fund groups failing to sell ethical investments

    Fund groups failing to sell ethical investments

    Investor demand for ethical products is on the rise but the industry has missed a trick by failing to speak in a language that resonates.

  • Walker Crips to ethically screen UK equities

    Walker Crips to ethically screen UK equities

    Walker Crips has adopted an environmental social and governance (ESG) screen on UK equity holdings in its managed portfolios.

  • Advisers failing clients on social responsibility

    Advisers failing clients on social responsibility

    Financial advisers are failing customers by not providing them with information on the environmental and social impact of their investments, a survey has found.

  • Sell-side research short-term and flawed

    Sell-side research short-term and flawed

    Sell-side research is too positive, too short term and avoids controversial topics leading to a misallocation of capital, according to a survey of sell side analysts themselves.

  • MSCI launches ethical factor indexes

    MSCI launches ethical factor indexes

    MSCI has unveiled a set of indexes with an emphasis on ESG in response to growing demand from investors to incorporate sustainable allocation into their strategies.

  • EMs dominate list of ESG-friendly countries

    EMs dominate list of ESG-friendly countries

    There are more emerging economies than developed markets in Candriam’s latest list of investable ESG-friendly countries.