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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.