Blackrock ESG funds worst for deforestation risk
Blackrock and Vanguard Asset Management equity investments can be linked to 40,000 hectares of lost forest
Analysis
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How will a no-deal Brexit affect European clients of UK fund houses?
Over half of the UK investment industry’s foreign business takes place in Europe
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Winter wave of infections and no-deal Brexit would derail UK’s Covid recovery
Virus-related bounce could be short-lived in the absence of fiscal stimulus and a spike in daily cases
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Has the coronavirus recovery in Europe faltered already?
‘After an initial surge of pent-up demand as lock-downs eased, the pace of recovery has slowed’
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Is AUM the best way for advice firms to segment clients?
£500,000 is different for a young heir versus a retiree
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How has coronavirus affected research houses trying to rate funds?
‘Actually we’ve been able to gather as much information via Zoom’
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How Europe’s coronavirus fund puts it at the forefront of climate change action
Beneficiaries of the €750bn package will be encouraged to rebuild their economies through green spending
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Is America’s loss Europe’s gain when it comes to China?
EU will need to be sensitive to the wishes of its largest trading partner
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Bulls already eyeing up next gold price milestone
Despite it suffering ‘steepest one-day drop since historic price crash of April 2013’
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How are European equity fund managers navigating the dividend bonfire
Oils, retail, travel and financials likely to struggle in the medium term
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DFMs had already shunned UK ahead of record GDP plummet
‘We haven’t been adding to UK risk asset exposure either before the crisis broke out or during it’
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Uncertainty over ESG definition amplifies risk of greenwashing
If professional funds buyers can’t define the term then what hope is there for the rest of us?
