Morgan Stanley launches pair of ESG multi-asset funds
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has added the Global Balanced and Global Balanced Defensive funds to its line-up.
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Post-Brexit, sustained value seen in Europe stocks
Despite fears triggered by Brexit, Neil Brown, manager of the Alliance Trust Sustainable Future Pan-European Equity Fund, is convinced the next five years in Europe will be better than the past five.
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Sustainable investing – is it time to consider ETFs?
Passive investing has made a rapid rise over the past couple of years. When it comes to sustainable investing, however, index-based funds are still relative newcomers.
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Axa IM launches smartbeta equity ESG fund
Axa Investment Managers has launched the Axa World Funds Global SmartBeta Equity ESG fund designed to provide a transparent, low cost way to invest responsibly whilst generating long-term returns and reducing risk.
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UAE investors take a shorter term view, says Schroders
Investors in the United Arab Emirates have a shorter time horizon for investments than in other parts of the world and expect higher returns than the global average, according to a recent Schroders survey.
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Deutsche Bank and Arabesque launch ESG investment products
Deutsche Bank and Arabesque Partners are to launch of a new family of investment products that apply a quantitative stock selection mechanism to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing.
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Water fund aims to flow with world demand
Water is not only essential for life, but also for the expansion of industries and economies, according to Simon Gottelier, senior investment manager at Pictet Asset Management.
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Fund research frim RSMR rolls out IFA platform
Fund research and ratings group RSMR has launched a platform to host its suite of seven risk-aligned Rfolios, with further passive and socially responsible investing-focused (SRI) model portfolios being considered.
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BMO launches emerging market ESG fund for European investors
BMO Global Asset Management has added environmental, social and governance (ESG) screening to its BMO Responsible Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund.
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ANALYSIS: £715m in ‘ok’ funds is not good enough
Last year saw record inflows into SRI funds yet the choice available is ok at best according to the buyers and potential buyers of said funds.
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Morningstar fund ratings available to individual investors
Morningstar has opened its new sustainability ratings for funds across its North American and European websites to individual investors around the world.
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APAC economies at serious risk from climate change
Zurich Insurance has named climate change as one of the biggest risks facing economies in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, according to a recent report published in partnership with the World Economic Forum.