Managers of Wealth

Digitalisation and the Energy Transition: Opportunity Knocks

The ‘Commodities and Energy Transition’ and ‘Digitalisation’ clusters represent more than 70% of the holdings in the MI Chelverton European Select Fund.

BlackRock moves faster to pull companies with ESG issues from ETFs in Europe

The change was prompted by conversations with German wealth managers

Climate indicators: Globalance leads the way

The Swiss Climate Scores were approved by the Federal Council and the Federal Council in June 2022.

Northern Trust and EDS announce new collaboration with UK-based asset manager Redwheel

Redwheel chooses Northern Trust and EDS for ESG data management solution to help improve ESG data access and integration within investment processes

Van Lanschot Kempen promoted to the AMX index and included in the AEX ESG index

The composition of the Midkap index is reviewed annually in March by Euronext Amsterdam on the basis of certain criteria, including free float market capitalisation.

Deutsche Bank : announces additional measures to reinforce net zero commitment

The bank also reaffirms its commitment to net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

Sustainability remains a key driver despite US partisan divide

Backers of the resolution say that the primary criterion has to be the financial return on investment, and that it would not stop funds from considering ESG issues altogether.

Macquarie Asset Management agrees to divest Energie Steiermark stake

In addition, the business provides district heating, e-mobility services, and electricity generation from renewable energy sources, including wind, hydropower, solar, and biomass plants.

Asset managers found to have ‘blind spot’ around new ESG risk

The study, which looked at firms representing a combined US$77 trillion (S$104 trillion) in client assets, comes roughly two months after the United Nations COP15 biodiversity conference put biodiversity firmly on the investing map.

What ESG Means for Real Estate Investors

Real estate investors face dual imperatives: to produce returns and to advance the low-carbon transition.

Rockefeller Asset Management Releases Annual Sustainable Investing Report, Highlighting New Partnerships, Strategy Launches, and Five Trends for 2023

Increasing demand for ESG long-short equity strategies.

Carbon markets – the emerging asset class restoring the world’s lost forests

For millennia, this simple yet mysterious process has underpinned the growth of all vegetation, from the smallest grasses to the tallest trees.

Blow to Net Zero Takes Steam Out of Swiss Sustainability Push

When it comes to ESG investing, the industry cannot agree on who should make the rules and how far financial institutions should go in pushing companies to become greener.

Schroders tops financial institutions in the latest Global Canopy Forest 500 report

The report also highlighted the pressing need for more action across financial institutions and other companies.

Vanguard defends decision to quit Net Zero Asset Managers - reports

'Our voice was being drowned out'

Fee Income From ESG Funds Exploded in 2022

The high fees that ESG bond funds generated are in stark contrast to non-ESG fixed-income products.

ESG: weathering the market headwinds

The past two years have been challenging for ESG investment strategies. Our QEP team explain how they are navigating the current headwinds.

Zurich IAM explains return attribution in sustainable investing

Investors increasingly want to know what part of a portfolio's return is due to its sustainability component, says Panagiota Balfousia of the independent asset manager Kieger.

Climate emergency: can green technology save us?

Economic growth and prosperity have been intrinsically linked to a rise in fossil fuel consumption since the industrial revolution – the primary cause of our climate crisis.

All press is good press…if you have a framework

The heightened pitch of ESG criticism both indicates that the space is maturing, and is going to drive further innovation and transparency in sustainable investing.

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