Impax launches environmental fund
Environmental markets-focused investment manager Impax Asset Management has launched the Impax Environmental Leaders Ireland Fund under the company’s existing Irish Ucits umbrella structure.
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BlackRock launches sustainable ETF
US funds giant BlackRock has launched a sustainable bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) in response to growing demand for investments that incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.
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FCA assessing barriers to social investment
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a public consultation on how well the social investment market regulation is functioning.
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Hermes: Fund managers fail to account for ESG issues
Environmental, social and governance issues are failing to influence fund managers’ decision-making, despite the growing awareness of ESG-related problems, according to a new report from Hermes Investment Management.
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Morningstar to launch ESG fund scores in Q4
Morningstar plans to provide environmental, social and governance ratings for both mutual funds and ETFs by the fourth quarter of the year, it said on Thursday.
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Stewardship drives long-term rewards, says Hermes
Environmental, social and corporate governance, or ‘ESG’, is becoming increasingly fashionable, said Hermes’ Rhodri Mason, but ESG is a far cry from what he considers to be the real long-term game-changer: stewardship.
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Hermes to drive growth with Asia and US focus
Hermes will focus on increasing its business in Asia and the US in order to further a 243% increase in third party assets over the last five years, according to its global head of business development.
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Amundi triple fund launch targets low carbon investments
French fund manager Amundi is to target carbon footprint-conscious investors with the launch of three low-emissions investment vehicles.
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Responsible but never boring – eight tips for ESG investing
Ask the average money manager for an honest view of “Responsible Investment” or “Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)” – and they’ll either tell you it’s hippy stuff with no commercial value, or that it’s a niche interest which has done little to change their investment processes.
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Axa Wealth Int’l posts Q1 growth amid ‘challenging’ market
Axa Wealth International has seen funds under management grow by nearly £0.5bn throughout the first quarter of 2015, as the wider Axa Wealth group records across-the-board growth.
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Court rules French social taxes unjust
Non-French residents will no longer have to pay social charges on unfurnished rental income or capital gains on French property after the taxes were ruled as “discriminatory” by the European Court of Justice.
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Concerns for ESG criteria growing says survey
Investors around the world are paying increasing attention to environmental, social and governmental (ESG) factors as a way of delivering good returns within alternative investments, according to new research.