ESG ETFs defy pandemic sell-off with record inflows
But short-term outperformance does not mean ethical mandates are inherently better-returning investments
Investment
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Acacia Research shrugs off ‘silly’ criticism after swiftly flipping Woodford assets
US buyer describes the low purchase price of Midatech as ‘a function of the tax and accounting treatment’
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Hargreaves Lansdown clients rank ESG factors as more important than interest rate outlook
‘Scandal avoidance equals more profit, ditto avoiding large fines, or the consumer tide turning against you’
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Coronavirus weekly round-up: Bank of England boosts QE by £100bn as inflation plummets
Four investors mull the events shaping portfolios over the past week
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Alexander Darwall trust rebounds as large Wirecard holding is chucked
European Opportunities Investment Trust had a 10% weighting in the troubled payments business
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Link accused of letting further middleman chip into Woodford investor savings
ACD transferred eight stakes valued at £150m to Acacia Research last week
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Alexander Darwall trust falls 11% as chunky Wirecard weighting plummets
German payments business had once represented 17% of the European Opportunities Investment Trust
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Jupiter raids Columbia Threadneedle once again to build out European team
Phil Macartney will join his former colleagues Mark Nichols and Mark Heslop later this year
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Invesco unveils fewer punchy bets in first factsheets since Mark Barnett’s exit
Ciaran Mallon and James Goldstone splice financials and introduce a European stock to the top-10 holdings
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Monks outperforms as tech names keep it afloat during Covid crisis
Lead manager Charles Plowden is retiring at the end of April next year
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BMO property fund reopening raises questions about scarcity of hybrid models
70% in property securities allows BMO Property Growth & Income to reopen before direct property funds
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DFMs expect equity markets to brush off Covid-19 losses by year end
UK investment professionals are more optimistic than other regions about how major indices will perform
