Luxembourg fund association to tackle ESG ‘greenwashing’
Sustainable investing, Brexit and growth of the fund industry are high on Alfi’s agenda for 2019
ESG
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Are firms fudging their ESG credentials?
Strong suspicion but little concrete evidence that firms are ‘greenwashing’ investments
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Hong Kong investors snub ESG products
Misperceptions and a general lack of understanding of ESG products are the reasons for scant interest
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Distinguishing ‘good’ ethical strategies from marketing spin
Clear definitions need to be set about what constitutes ‘ethical’, according to Hermes
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Nordea AM bolsters Stars equity range
The firm’s strategy was first unveiled in 2011 and now covers the North American market
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ESG investing not black and white
Investors should be warned that it can still cause harm
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ESG exchange-traded fund assets climb 33% in a year
Top-selling environmental, social and governance ETF rakes in $140m
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Investors want ‘hard evidence’ on the impact of ESG investing
Axa IM surveyed around 2000 UK adults on their views about socially responsible investments
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Green bonds are not the same as equity counterparts
The ESG element has no impact on performance, according to one expert
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Investment manager launches green bond ETF
Investors get access to a ‘diversified range of liquid euro-denominated green bonds from European issuers’
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PGIM Investments launches ESG Ucits fund
The product will avoid the ‘worst ESG offenders while maintaining performance expectations’
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Fidelity launches water and waste fund
It will be available for sale in 23 European countries including the UK, Luxembourg, France and Germany