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AXA IM appoints head of inclusion, diversity and engagement

AXA IM, Natixis, Sienna and Solactive invest in Iceberg Data Lab

AXA IM, Natixis IM, Sienna Investment Managers and Solactive have invested in Iceberg Data Lab, a European provider of environmental data solutions.

People Moves 19 February: US Bank; Deloitte; S&P Global; Impact Cubed; First Sentier Investors; AXA IM; Chronos; Triple Point; EBRD; New Forests

News round-up: US sustainable investment boom, human rights disclosure fail, CIP, and more...

Axa IM launches 'ESG-integrated' emerging market Euro debt fund

Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has launched a fund that will invest in euro-denominated emerging market bonds, while screening out companies with low environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores.

Japanese regulator to review stewardship code for institutional investors

Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is to review the Japanese stewardship code to solicit more effective stewardship activities by institutional investors, according to commissioner Toshihide Endo.

ESG data files - part 3, continued: ESG rating providers

The second instalment of this analysis of ESG rating agencies finds that investors are increasingly drilling down into the data that underlies the ratings. Peter Cripps reports.

ESG data files - part 3: ESG rating providers

As ESG ratings become embedded in mainstream investment decision making, they are attracting criticism. Is it justified, asks Peter Cripps.

The ESG data files - part one, continued: reported data

Investors are demanding an increasing amount of data from companies. What are its strengths and weaknesses, asks Peter Cripps

The ESG data files - part one: reported data

Investors are demanding an increasing amount of data from companies. What are its strengths and weaknesses, asks Peter Cripps