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02.01 / 21:55

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

Ketan Patel

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.

14.12 / 14:42

Invesco ESG People moves ESG Trends Amundi Invesco appoints sustainable and impact distribution head for EMEA

Hamid Asseffar (pictured) is Invesco's new distribution for head for sustainable and impact investing across EMEA.

11.12 / 15:47

UN ESG ESG Trends COP28 COP28: Draft agreement calls for reduction in 'consumption and production of fossil fuels'

China climate envoy Xie Zhenhua heads to bilateral meeting earlier today | Credit: UNFCCC

08.12 / 10:51

Technology interview Artificial Intelligence ESG ESG Trends Allianz GI CIO Virginie Maisonneuve: We are taking AI integration as seriously as ESG

Virginie Maisonneuve (pictured), CIO of Allianz Global Investors

07.12 / 12:45

UK bonds ESG fixed income Global ESG Trends Green bonds Green bonds issuance surpasses $2.5trn

The report also confirms GSS+ bonds from sovereign issuers were up 36% on last year, with $435bn issued in the first three quarters of 2023 by 49 different countries.

22.11 / 12:51

Invesco ESG People moves ESG Trends research team Invesco hires director to lead ESG research team

Molly Betournay (pictured) has joined the firm after six years at Clean Yield Asset Management.

22.11 / 08:39

ESG Asset Managers ESG Trends Asset managers slow hiring of stewardship and engagement staff

The study also found that some 45% of managers have no staff at all dedicated to stewardship and engagement.

16.11 / 14:23

regulation financial conduct authority ESG FCA ESG Trends FCA: Firms have 'further to go' to meet upcoming ESG labelling regulation

The regulator determined that while most fund management firms had made “efforts to comply” with its expectations around the design, delivery, and disclosure of their ESG and sustainable funds “further improvement is needed”.

15.11 / 08:33

MSCI ESG ESG Trends ESG ratings MSCI under fire for 'monetary conflicts of interest' over ESG ratings

In the paper, the authors said the results «raised concerns about the credibility of ESG ratings and underscores the need to understand the incentives that shape the production of ESG ratings».

14.11 / 08:59

Technology UK ESG ESG Trends clean energy UK must become a science and tech 'superpower' to avoid fate as 'price-taking nation'

Dominic Johnson (pictured), minister for investment

02.11 / 12:53

regulation Financial Services Wealth managers ESG Asset Managers Fund managers ESG Trends Industry bodies agree standardised responsible investment definitions

The guidance is intended as a resource for investors, regulators, policymakers, and market participants, offering clear definitions for responsible investment approaches rather than criteria for product labelling or categorisation.

24.10 / 11:07

ESG ESG Trends guidance PRI invites asset managers to co-design responsible investment guidance

The guidance will be co-designed with signatories to enable more targeted support for them as they move ahead with their responsible investment practices.

16.10 / 14:59

ESG Unit trusts/OEICs Global ESG Trends ESG funds Green bonds Nikko AM expands universe for green bond fund

S&P Global has projected that that GSSSB bond issuance in 2023 will be between $900bn and $1trn, or 14% to 16% of total bond issuance.

09.10 / 14:51

Survey ESG AIC ESG Trends greenwashing esg investing ESG investing popularity declines among UK investors over greenwashing fears

Among the 47% of investors who do not consider ESG factors when investing, the top reason given is prioritising performance over ESG issues.

09.10 / 14:03

ESG ESG Trends services Apex Group expands ESG services following MJ Hudson acquisition

The services are led by Emma Bickerstaffe (pictured), managing director, ESG and sustainability, who joined from MJ Hudson.

09.10 / 11:19

ESG fixed income ESG Trends greenwashing Investors continue push into ESG despite greenwashing concerns

Those ‘on the sidelines’ about ESG has continued to steadily decrease, falling globally from 13% in 2021 and 10% in 2022, to 8% this year.

03.10 / 14:19

Climate change companies ESG Premier Miton ESG Trends Investors overseeing £1.8trn in assets call for AGM votes on climate transition plans

The intervention by investors comes against the backdrop of increasing focus from government and regulators around climate transition planning.

31.07 / 12:55

Morningstar ESG ESG Trends Article 9 funds receive lowest inflows on record as Article 8 products face outflows

Despite poor inflows, Article 9 funds saw the best performance of any classification, rising 1.2% organically throughout the quarter, compared to Article 8 and Article 6’s 0.3% shrinkage.

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