SUSTAINABILITY
People & Products
Franklin Templeton has appointed Anne Simpson as global head of sustainability, bringing 35 years of international investment and academic expertise to the investment fir...
Funds management
Sustainability expertise is one of the most currently sought-after skills in core investment roles, according to CFA Institute....
Funds management
The Stewart Investors Worldwide Leaders Sustainability fund’s fee has reduced to 0.45% as the fund looks to help clients grow their wealth....
Funds management
The trusts would expand the firm’s range of sustainable products, including one focused on Chinese equities....
Funds management
Responsible investment firms need to make sure they are following a framework that has comprehensive long-term goals, rather than following a cookie cutter approach that ...
Financial planning
Advisers are grappling with the ‘scarcity of sustainability’ in portfolios as they find a smaller universe of investments for clients seeking sustainable options....
Funds management
VanEck and BetaShares have both launched climate change impact exchange traded funds, but both managers have differing views over how impact should be taken....
Funds management
Assets in environmental, social and governance exchange traded funds have risen by 96% since 2019 with internationally-focused ones reporting the best performance....
Funds management
Martin Currie has called on asset managers to come together to jointly help drive change and influence companies in which they invest....
Funds management
The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders exchanged traded fund shows strong returns can be generated while being climate conscious....
Funds management
The message from Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is helping reshape the global investment industry....
Superannuation
Orbis has voted against proposals calling for sustainability reporting and policies to strengthen prevention of workplace sexual harassment, and holds a logistics firm th...
Funds management
The Federal Government should take steps to make sure the Australian finance industry is acting in sustainable ways, according to a report on sustainable finance in Austr...
Financial planning
Impact bonds are falling short of minimum standards for sustainability, according to global asset and risk manager, Insight Investment....
Funds management
George Latham, managing director at WHEB Asset Management, believes the sustainable investment industry is at risk from firm misleading investors with ‘impact washing’ pr...
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