Managers of Wealth

Is win-win a fallacy when it comes to ESG investing?

Despite such results, there are some who believe that the win-win scenario offered by ESG is a fallacy.

Greenwashing - the not so responsible ESG trend

We take a closer look at what greenwashing is and how you can avoid this not so responsible ESG trend.

Impact investment for private capital

This can raise important questions in terms of investment return; how to incorporate impact strategies in your portfolio, and the compatibility of impact objectives with dynastic wealth preservation objectives and fiduciary duties.

Advisers urged to avoid 'push' questions on ESG suitability

Balmer said advisers “absolutely” had to be careful on the ‘push’ questions in the suitability process.

Update on global ESG reporting frameworks

The SCM project’s twin objectives are: “to accelerate convergence among the leading private ESG standard-setters and to bring greater comparability and consistency to the reporting of ESG disclosures.”

Charles Stanley scraps VAT & adds ESG to managed portfolios

2020 saw a record year for ESG inflows, and fund houses have been quick to capitalise on the growing interest with numerous portfolio launches.

LGIM launches thematic hydrogen ETF

The ETF invests in technologies and firms that are producing cheaper, clean forms of hydrogen.

Sovereign wealth funds sidestep climate change threat

SWFs urged to be ‘more ambitious’ in the fight against global warming

LGT launches its direct impact investing activities under “Lightrock”

Lightrock is a global private equity platform investing in sustainable businesses built by purpose-driven entrepreneurs committed to innovation for systemic change at scale.

UBP broadens its convertible bond offering

Union Bancaire Privée adds two new innovative thematic solutions to its convertible bond offering

ESG for the legal profession

Such developments are reflective of growing support for the view that material ESG factors such as climate change must be considered and managed by businesses and asset managers.

GAM kicks off new ESG range with EM debt strategy

The new strategy was developed with VBV-Pensionskasse, an Austrian pension fund.

4 Ways to Embrace Green Travel and Take a Vacation with Impact

Making sustainable travel choices need not mean bidding goodbye to luxury—as these options show, going eco-friendly can elevate your experience

Rockefeller Asset Management Launches Rockefeller Climate Solutions UCITS Driven by Nordic Region Institutional and Professional Investors

This expands the firm's spectrum of sustainable investment solutions

Schroders explores the landscape of impact reporting and ESG integration at the launch of the UN Global Compact’s UK-Norway Sustainable Finance Action Platform

The measurement and reporting of ESG data is a key deliverable that will drive real progress within sustainable finance.

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