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  • LGIM calls on policy makers to take action on climate change

    11 April 2019

    Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has called on governments to urgently bring in policies to tackle climate change, such as a carbon tax, after it conducted modelling that found there is a compelling economic case for immediate action.

  • ESG scores may never standardise, argues LGIM

    01 March 2019

    “We may never reach a point where environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores across providers are standardised or uniform”, a Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) index specialist has argued.

  • Amundi launches new responsible equity ETF for emerging markets

    05 February 2019

    Amundi has added to its range of 'socially responsible investing' (SRI) exchange traded funds (ETFs), with a new product tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) SRI index.

  • People Moves: Signal Capital, LGIMA, NordIX and Smart Pension

    13 July 2018

    Sarbjit Nahal has joined private asset management firm Signal Capital as a partner and will lead its efforts to integrate themes into the investment decision process for both existing funds and future development plans.

  • LGIM launches Future World fund for DC schemes

    19 June 2018

    A multi-asset fund for defined contribution (DC) schemes that 'tilts' toward top-performing companies based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has been added to the award-winning Future World family of funds.

  • Investors round on Rio Tinto's funding of fossil fuel lobby groups

    27 April 2018

    Rio Tinto will face mounting pressure at its annual general meeting (AGM) as investors with a combined £1.8 trillion ($2.5 trillion) take aim at its policy on funding lobby groups that obstruct action to combat climate change.

  • Scenario analysis: creating memories of the future

    12 January 2018

    The TCFD suggests companies should use scenario analysis to help them report climate risks. But what should they look like, asks Peter Cripps

  • People moves: UBS, LGIM, CalPERS, Crowell & Moring

    08 December 2017

    UBS has continued to expand its sustainable investment team as it looks to take significant steps forward in the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into its active investment process.

  • ESG indexes: in the sweet spot

    20 September 2017

    Billions have flowed into funds tracking ESG indexes or low-carbon indexes in recent months. What are the innovations that will drive further growth, asks Peter Cripps

  • Low-carbon fund doubles in size to £4bn

    18 August 2017

    HSBC's UK pension fund has doubled its allocations to the award-winning, low-carbon Future World Fund to nearly £4 billion ($5 billion), Environmental Finance has learned.