ESG

Financial planning

As environmental, social and governance principles move into the mainstream, inconsistency in the way data is approached is holding adoption back....

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Financial planning

Flaws in the methodology used to rate environmental, social and governance compliance in companies meant they could get away without being fully compliant....

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Funds management

ESG integration in hedge funds could allow investors to profit but managers are yet to determine how to integrate these factors into their investment processes and algori...

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Funds management

Asset managers are walking the talk on environmental, social, and governance issues as assets managed according to ESG principles increased by 17.8% in 2018, according to...

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People & Products

Low-debt companies can help drive consistent returns for environmental, social and governance investors, according to research from Hejaz Financial Services....

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Expert Analysis

While fossil-fuel consumption has been successfully overlooked in the past, investment portfolios with direct exposure to fossil fuel-based energy businesses, utilities o...

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People & Products

Kate Turner has been appointed by First Sentier Investors as responsible investment specialist, expanding their responsible investment team....

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Financial planning

Australian millennials have placed ethical funds, causes and products at the bottom of their priority ladder when it comes to choosing an investment fund, Calastone has f...

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Funds management

Those sustainability practices that were least susceptible to convergence were conveying strategic competitive advantages, associated with higher return on capital, accor...

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Funds management

Natixis and research institute EDHECinfra has launched a team to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors on infrastructure investments....

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Financial planning

Over 60% of Australian employers think their employees places a high value on access to advice, according to a SSGA report....

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Funds management

Newton has appointed Andrew Parry to lead its responsible investment team....

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People & Products

Danielle Welsh-Rose will help integrate ESG factors and advocate the importance of ESG capabilities to Aberdeen Standard Investments clients....

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People & Products

The environmental, social, and governance options will exclude companies that fall short of global standards of responsible business conduct....

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Funds management

Smart beta index provider, Scientific Beta to offer a low carbon option on all of its flagship multi-smart-factor indices....

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