Sustainable Investor
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Fund Solutions
This Week’s Fund News: Mirae Asset, Amundi, Close Bros, Credit Suisse and More
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news of funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria.
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Industry
This Week’s People Moves: Janus Henderson Investors, Neuberger Berman, Swiss Life AM and More
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector.
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2.8KIndustryESG Integration, Analysis Suffering from “Data Lag”
Investors risk placing “too much confidence in the data”, industry experts warn, leading to skewed assessments and predictions of capital risk and materiality.
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EMEA
Don’t Turn Sustainability into Compliance Exercise, Academic Warns Europe
Commission consults on plans to reduce short-termism by reforming corporate governance.
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Americas
New US Rule Limiting ESG Investments Criticised Despite Compromise
Department of Labor finalises restrictions of retirement plans before poll, but still faces legal, electoral challenges
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Industry
BlackRock Reports 21% Increase in Stewardship Engagement for Q3 2020
Stewardship team of major US asset manager says increased interaction is encouraging, but reporting frameworks remain confusing.
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Fund Solutions
Global Sustainable Fund Assets Top US$1.2 Trillion in Q3 2020
Strong supply and demand across all markets contribute to net inflows of US$80.5 billion, according to Morningstar.
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Americas
Majority of US Asset Owners Now Want ESG-Capable Asset Managers
US allocators and investors claim ESG factors “can provide better risk-adjusted returns” in the long-term, Cerulli reports.
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Asia-Pacific
HK SFC Proposes New Requirements for Fund Managers on Climate Risk
Proposed requirements for fund managers cover four governance, investment management, risk management and disclosure.
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News
ESG Risk Disclosure Standards Would Support Bank Stress Tests – Fitch
Ratings agency puts case for integration of ESG risks into financial reporting using “common set of internationally comparable metrics”.
