ESG Financial News

15.02 / 11:23

Provident ETF Sustainability awards Research ESG sustainable investing Enter now for Investment Week's Sustainable Investment Awards 2024

Sustainable Investment Awards 2024

15.02 / 11:23

BlackRock companies Abrdn ESG JP Morgan AM cuts ties with climate change action group

JPMAM joined in 2020, as did BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors.

14.02 / 15:13

bonds ESG funds Aon ESG funds decarbonisation AXA IM unveils global short duration bond fund with decarbonisation objective

Nicolas Trindade, who currently manages £2bn in global and sterling liquid short-dated fixed income strategies for the firm, will be the lead portfolio manager of the fund.

14.02 / 13:52

Abrdn ESG People moves liontrust Ninety One analyst Liontrust hires sustainable investment analyst duo from Ninety One and abrdn

(L-R) Linnea Bengtsson and Connor Godsell (pictured), join Liontrust from Ninety One AM and abrdn, respectively.

13.02 / 13:59

ESG People moves Investec alternative investments Investec names ESG lead for alternative investments

Alicia Forry (pictured) joined Investec in 2017 as head of UK equity products, leading cross-sector ESG research on UK-listed companies.

12.02 / 13:47

bonds ESG fixed income Global Green bonds Green social sustainable bonds hit record issuance in 2023

Geographically, 20% of all European bonds are now green, social and/or sustainable, with Europe becoming the region issuing the largest number of GSS bonds at 66%.

09.02 / 12:59

ESG Unit trusts/OEICs Amundi Amundi and First Eagle launch sustainable value fund in the UK

Sustainable Value was launched in August 2020 in the and it invests in global equities, which comprised more than 94% of its asset allocation as of 31 January.

26.01 / 08:59

Europe Morningstar US ESG SFDR sustainable funds Global ESG and sustainable funds post first net quarterly outflow on record

Europe, the largest market for sustainable funds, saw a decrease in net inflows in the fourth quarter, attracting only $3.3bn.

25.01 / 19:43

ESG funds Article 8 fund launches Morgan Stanley IM's Calvert launches three active Article 8 funds

Each fund aims to invest in companies ‘exhibiting sound management of financially material ESG characteristics’, as assessed through the firm’s principles.

25.01 / 19:43

companies Mental Health ESG Diversity Mental health ranks as highest employee concern for asset managers

Financial wellbeing, however, was regarded as being of lowest priority and also received the lowest attention through company initiatives.

23.01 / 09:33

ESG ESG Trends CFA CFA UK launches impact investing certificate

The certificate in impact investing follows other recent course from the CFA UK, including certificates in climate and investing, and ESG investing.

22.01 / 16:41

companies ESG Risk Management UK regulator ditches ESG proposals for company boards in updated governance code

Corporate governance expectations for internal controls are set to remain unchanged | Credit: iStock

18.01 / 23:13

ESG funds Article 9 energy transition Schroders Greencoat launches semi-liquid energy transition infrastructure fund

The Article 9 fund will focus on renewable energy investment options, which Schroders described as the 'backbone of the energy transition'.

18.01 / 14:37

Investment ESG sustainable investing week Investment Week launches Future of Investment Festival

Future of Investment Festival

16.01 / 14:57

regulation Sustainability Financial Services ESG FCA SDR Support FCA launches sustainability support group for advisers

The FCA will sit as an active observer and has asked the group to report on how the advice sector can be supported in delivering good practice in the second half of 2024.

16.01 / 13:20

Oil ESG Shell shareholders Rathbones Amundi Shareholder group calls on Shell to set stronger climate goals

Organised by shareholder campaign group Follow This, the resolution currently has the backing of around five per cent of Shell's stock. | Credit: iStock

11.01 / 11:47

ESG Asset Managers JPMorgan Asset Management asset manager Top asset manager backing for shareholder ESG resolutions crashes in 2023

Votes from major asset managers in support of social resolutions also declined significantly last year to just 4%, down from 15% the previous year | Credit: iStock

09.01 / 18:04

UK US bonds ESG Unit trusts/OEICs equities money market Money market funds enjoy 'best year on record' with £4.4bn inflows

Last year, a record £4.4bn was paid into money market funds, as high interest rates and low risk proved incredibly attractive to investors.

09.01 / 18:03

regulation Morningstar ESG FCA SDR 2024 Morningstar estimates up to 300 existing funds will opt for SDR label in 2024

Morningstar's Hortense Bioy (pictured) said the success of the UK labelling regime will lie in the quantity and quality of the products that get labelled.

09.01 / 14:40

fees ESG ETFs high yield Tabula IM cuts fees on high yield bond ETF

The fund has around €60m in assets with a current yield of 6.7%.

02.01 / 21:55

ESG People moves ESG Trends Ketan Patel departs EdenTree after two decades

Ketan Patel