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'Generational change' behind ESG growth, says AXA
14 April 2014Evidence is mounting that investors are increasingly keen to monitor environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks within their portfolios, claimed AXA Investment Managers (IM).
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ESG approach is compatible with smart beta strategies, says fund manager
17 February 2014Investors can incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations within a 'smart beta' strategy without incurring lower returns, says AXA Investment Managers.
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AXA IM to update its ESG framework for sovereign debt
13 February 2014AXA Investment Managers is to update its environmental, social and governance sovereign debt scoring framework.
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Rating agencies are 'not adequately taking ESG into account'
06 February 2014Credit rating agencies are currently failing to adequately take account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, a conference heard, with some market participants rating their performance as just three out of 10.
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FMO raises €500m in first 'sustainability bond'
07 November 2013Dutch development bank FMO has raised €500 million ($675.2 million) by issuing its first ever publicly offered 'sustainability bond'.
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Axa sets record with euro-denominated cat bond
16 October 2013French insurance group Axa has issued the largest euro-denominated catastrophe bond to date.
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Private equity ESG management 'reaches new frontier' – study
10 June 2013Management of environmental, social and governance issues by private equity funds and investors has risen in the past 12 months, a study has found.