Square Mile: The fund trends driving 2024
The dominance of passive funds shows no signs of stopping, nor do the outflows from UK funds, according to Diane Earnshaw
The dominance of passive funds shows no signs of stopping, nor do the outflows from UK funds, according to Diane Earnshaw
Article 9 strategy will be managed by global equities portfolio manager Martin Slipsager Frandsen
While data is still limited, fund managers’ engagement on water risk is evolving
Funds that converted to ESG strategies lowered their costs by 20 basis points on average
WisdomTree Global Sustainable Equity Ucits ETF is the firm’s first sustainable core equity strategy
Due to ‘muted demand’ for the single-themed strategy
Appeal declined by 5% in the UK despite impact investors willing to give up some returns
The firm is moving its products beyond the trend of ‘traditional green, clean and thematic funds’
Gresham House associate director, public equity, on bringing a ‘human-centric’ lens to finance and an initiative to develop the female fund managers of the future
Majority of firms have improved their practices
Long-awaited SDR includes changes such as a fourth fund label, and less prescriptive stewardship and disclosure rules
Swaps out Impax Environmental Markets Investment Trust for open-ended sister fund