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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sustainable investments up 54% Schroders’ study reveals
More than half of UK investors have increased their allocation to sustainable investments in the last five years according to the annual Schroders Global Investor Study.
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M&G unveils listed infrastructure fund
M&G is launching an actively-managed global listed infrastructure fund taking into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.
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Six of the best impact ETFs
As the proportion of socially responsible assets has soared, from 3.4% in 2014 to 22% today, the range of ETFs designed to capture this demand has grown. Sam Dickens, assistant portfolio manager at IG, looks at some of the best impact ETFs on offer.
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Terry Smith to launch sustainable equity fund
Terry Smith is set to launch a fund with a focus on sustainable investing, according to an update on the Financial Conduct Authority register.
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Hermes backs world’s largest corporate sustainability drive
Hermes Investment Management has signed up to the United Nations Global Compact, a set of principles aimed at improving corporate sustainability across the globe.