ESG Financial News

10.10 / 13:03

Sustainability ESG funds ClearBridge launches sustainability 'improvers' global value equity fund

Jean Yu (pictured) will co-manage the fund alongside Grace Su.

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.

06.10 / 08:21

markets inflation UK bonds ESG equities Global market volatility Calastone: Fixed income funds suffer from market volatility as investors pull £130m

Equity funds were hit by a fifth consecutive month of outflows, with £206m pulled in September.

05.10 / 14:13

markets inflation UK bonds ESG equities Global market volatility Calastone: Fixed income funds suffer from market volatility as investors pull £128m

Equity funds were hit by a fifth consecutive month of outflows, with £206m pulled in September.

04.10 / 11:15

ESG Quilter Investors Quilter ESG funds exits Quilter WealthSelect exits impact EM fund following exclusion breach investigation

WealthSelect's sustainable range is no longer invested in the UBAM Positive Impact Emerging Market Equity fund.

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.

03.10 / 14:19

Climate change ESG Unit trusts/OEICs ESG funds decarbonisation Natixis Natixis affiliate Thematics Asset Management launches climate selection fund

The fund’s investment universe will span Thematics AM’s five strategies – namely AI and robotics, safety, the subscription economy, water and wellness – with a portfolio of 40-60 holdings.

02.10 / 10:29

ESG Unit trusts/OEICs fixed income ESG funds Allspring Global Investments launches third climate transition fixed income fund

The strategy aims to deliver exposure to global fixed income opportunities, focusing on ‘best-in-class’ companies transitioning to a lower-carbon world.

28.09 / 14:59

UK government industry ESG net zero Robeco 'Misguided': Jupiter and Robeco join £1.5trn investor group urging Sunak to stop green delay

Credit: HM Treasury/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

28.09 / 11:31

Climate change Morningstar ESG ESG funds surges Number of climate-focused funds surges 600% in the past five years

Total assets within the funds has also surged, partly as a result of the product development, to around 30% in the past 18 months, now at $534bn.

28.09 / 08:29

ESG Investment trusts ThomasLloyd Energy Impact ESG funds ThomasLloyd ThomasLloyd Group RUMS solar project ThomasLloyd Energy Impact selects Octopus Energy Generation as transitional manager

For its services, the manager will be paid a fixed fee of $1.35m, with an additional discretionary performance fee of up to $550,000.

27.09 / 10:27

regulation ESG SDR Quilter Investors' Marisol Hernandez: Trusting ESG ratings data to fix a problematic system

Marisol Hernandez (pictured), head of responsible investment at Quilter Investors

25.09 / 15:57

ESG Investment trusts ThomasLloyd Energy Impact ThomasLloyd general meeting Time Investors back ThomasLloyd Energy Impact board over manager for a second time

Investors representing 92.3% of the trust’s total issued share capital voted in this second requisitioned general meeting.

25.09 / 15:57

regulation SEC AML US Deutsche Bank ESG greenwashing DWS fined $19m by SEC over 'materially misleading' ESG statements

DWS has been embroiled in a greenwashing scandal since 2021, when its former group sustainability officer Desiree Fixler alleged the firm was misrepresenting its ESG credentials.

22.09 / 11:31

Sustainability ESG week Investment Week reveals winners of Sustainable Investment Awards 2023

Now in their 17th year, these awards are intended to recognise fund providers, research & ratings teams, wealth managers, fund selectors, service providers, consultancies and individuals who have a key part to play in the evolution of sustainable investing.

21.09 / 11:17

Climate Allianz UN ESG Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls on governments to unlock $275trn investment opportunity

'Asset owners have a huge role to play, with potential contributions up to $31trn by 2050, but only by removing current investment barriers will we be able to unlock the full potential of private capital.'

21.09 / 11:17

Sustainability UK companies ESG net zero Sunak '100% committed': Sunak vows hit to net zero targets as he scraps key climate policies

Sunak said the changes represented the 'only realistic path to net zero'

21.09 / 07:47

regulation SEC ESG Unit trusts/OEICs Asset Managers greenwashing Labelling US SEC unveils ESG labelling rules for mutual funds

The amendment has updated the ‘names rule’ under the Investment Company Act to ensure the name of a fund 'adequately and accurately represents the investment strategy of the fund'.

20.09 / 14:31

Sustainability ESG decarbonisation GFANZ seeks to refine definitions of transition finance and decarbonisation

Mark Carney (pictured) is the co-chair of GFANZ and the UN special envoy on climate action and finance.

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