IFA and client discrepancy over demand for ESG
‘Industry is still some way from providing standard definitions’ for sustainable investing
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Ethnic minorities in finance find low commitment to inclusion
Bame employees in financial services are overlooked at work and two-thirds have experienced discrimination
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First ESG ETF on Chinese companies unveiled in Europe
It gives investors access to the ‘100 strongest’ firms in the country’s ‘new economy’
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Investments or pensions: which is ahead in the ESG race?
As assets are forecast to hit $53trn by 2025
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WWF Singapore and ASFI launch sustainable finance courses
Bank of Singapore is the first company to roll them out to its staff
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UK advice firm launches sustainable pension service
Environmentally-conscious savers would be ‘horrified’ to know they have invested in industries that are harmful to the planet
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Vanguard’s charitable arm donated to a ‘hate group’
As defined by the Southern Poverty Law Centre, while the UK’s Hope Not Hate has similar views
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FPI unveils ESG fund range
Clients will be able to ‘invest with both their head and their heart’
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How advisers can tackle the ESG talk with clients
Pacific Asset Management-backed profiling tool will help guide conversations
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Pimfa collaboration to launch ESG academy for wealth managers
‘There is an opportunity to be seized here both for investors and companies alike’ By Natasha Turner
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Asset manager opens ESG hub in Singapore
This will allow the firm to bolster its investment platform and distribution reach in the region
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Eastspring sustainable bond available in Hong Kong
Regulator approved the ESG-focused fund last month, two years after it was launched in Singapore