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HSBC AM's responsible investing head resigns with view to creating "new asset class"
2 years ago
HSBC Asset Management’s global head of responsible investing has resigned after been suspended by the firm. This followed him delivering a conference speech in May in which he downplayed the impact of climate change on financial markets -
We’ll get through this awkward patch
2 years ago
Wide liabilities have made pricing CLOs trickier in the past few months. But speakers at Creditflux’s CLO Symposium were optimistic that the arbitrage is OK — so long as you can place those triple As -
"If ESG funds only talk the talk, it is because investors, legislators and regulators don’t walk the walk"
2 years ago
Whatever an ESG fund means to you, it probably means something different to the next investor -
Former DWS official claims company over-stated ESG progress: WSJ
3 years ago
DWS Group’s environmental, social and governance investment claims are in the spotlight after its former sustainability officer claimed the firm over-stated its ESG efforts, according to the Wall Street Journal -
Axa IM extends palm oil policy to cover ecosystem protection and deforestation
3 years ago
Axa Investment Managers says it is expanding its 2014 policy of excluding investments in companies which do not have sustainable palm oil production certificates by factoring in deforestation and ecosystem protection -
"We should be mindful of the transfer of power to the C-suite that inheres in ESG"
3 years ago
As shareholder returns become one factor among many, the C-suite becomes more powerful -
"The lack of standardised ESG data creates opportunities for data-driven investors"
3 years ago
Investors can gain an edge by using technology to help parse ESG data -
ESG was factor when firing managers for 42% of investors, survey reveals
3 years ago
The latest survey from investment consultant Bfinance shows the coronavirus pandemic increased focus on ESG issues for over a third of investors - and ESG is important when selecting external asset managers -
All types of financing will have to incorporate ESG risks and use their real economy influence
3 years ago
Fund managers can no longer ignore, postpone or hide from measures to tackle climate change -
Governance has greatest impact on short-term changes in company valuation out of ESG factors, finds MSCI
4 years ago
Governance has more impact than environmental and social factors on company financial fundamentals and stock price in the short term, but ‘E’ and ‘S’ play their part over the long term, according to analysis from MSCI -
Pandemic underlines importance of the S in ESG as compliant companies outperform
4 years ago
For years, assessing environmental risks has been at the forefront of ESG (environmental, social, governance) investing, but there’s been a greater appreciation of the ‘S’ in ESG since the market sell-off in March -
S&P acquires ESG rating business from RobecoSam
4 years ago
S&P Global has acquired an ESG ratings business from RobecoSam, according to an announcement. The acquisition includes that of SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), an evaluation tool. -
Investors increasingly see ESG as fiduciary duty, State Street survey reveals
4 years ago
North American investors are most likely to view ESG as a fiduciary duty, while European investors are driven by regulation, performance and reputational risk, according to results from a survey conducted by State Street Global Advisors -
ESG integration is part of fiduciary duty, finds UNPRI
4 years ago
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) report ‘Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century’, published late last month, concludes that ESG is a source of investment value, ending debate that using ESG criteria might violate fiduciary duties. -
The question is not whether CLOs are too dangerous, but what more they could and should be doing
4 years ago
Contrary to recent headlines, CLOs could be the tool which help reduce the rate of climate change -
Beyond blacklists: the next step in ESG
4 years ago
Credit managers are integrating ESG into their investment processes, but that does not mean they are unable to invest in unethical credits — they can, if they are paid adequately for the risk. -
US credit managers make ESG breakthrough after taking a first step via UNPRI
5 years ago
Incorporating a framework for investing in companies based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is a challenge that US credit managers are accepting in growing numbers -
THL updates credit investment framework to include ESG
5 years ago
THL Credit Advisors has announced that it has developed an investment framework for assessing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in analysing credit quality and risk factors -
A framework for rating the ESG-ness of a borrower is developing, but rating providers are taking diff erent approaches to evaluating environmental and social impact — and getting diff erent results5 years ago
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Points up front: Benefits of being unethical
5 years ago
Investing ethically is increasingly becoming part of a credit manager’s mandate, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies all the rage. -
Goldman Sachs creates sustainable finance group
5 years ago
Goldman Sachs has launched a sustainable finance group, to deliver sustainable growth solutions to the bank’s clients, according to documents seen by Creditflux. -
Investor requirements rather than performance is driving ESG push: Creditflux survey
5 years ago
Only 14% of respondents to Creditflux's global credit ESG survey said performance was the main reason they were adopting envoronmental, social and governance-themed strategies -
ESG survey: is green and clean investing the future, or is all just hot air?
5 years ago
Creditflux has launched a survey to analyse the growth of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing within credit -
Lazard appoints co-heads of sustainable investment and ESG
5 years ago
Lazard Asset Management has appointed co-heads of sustainable investment and ESG across both sides of the Atlantic -
Machines connect as credit managers’ new best friends
5 years ago
The clamour for credit funds that adhere to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria means the managers behind these funds are handling ever-larger and deeper data sets. This has led a growing number of fund managers to divert resources into incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into their investment processes
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