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Time for investors to wake up to water risks, says MSCI
22 March 2017Now is the time for investors to wake up to water risk, MSCI has claimed.
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Clean-tech in China: time to smell the air
14 March 2017East Capital has refocused its China strategy on the environment. François Perrin tells Joe Walsh why.
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BlackRock launches Japanese ESG ETF
06 March 2017BlackRock has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) targeting Japanese companies with the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating, as determined by index provider MSCI.
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Insurers and ESG investment: the bleeding edge?
27 February 2017Responsible investing is increasingly mentioned in the investment process, and insurers certainly wear their ESG principles as a badge of honour. But, despite the talk, does ESG really influence investment policy? Sarfraz Thind reports
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MSCI, Citigroup and UNEP FI speakers confirmed for water conference
24 February 2017Representatives from the London Stock Exchange, MSCI, Citigroup, Amundi, Environmental Agency Pension Fund, UNEP FI, SABMiller and the University of Oxford have joined the list of speakers confirmed to appear at Environmental Finance's Water: Risk, Opportunity and Sustainability conference in London.
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Australian companies lag MSCI World for SDG impact
14 February 2017Australian companies have less of a positive impact than the rest of the MSCI World Index when it comes to meeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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People Moves - HSBC, SEB, MSCI, MDF, Just Finance
10 February 2017Swedish investment bank SEB has named Marie Baumgarts a head of sustainability.
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MSCI launches ESG indexes targeting 'world's largest asset owners'
08 February 2017US-based index provider MSCI has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) index series targeted at universal investors with diversified portfolios.
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Best performing funds of 2016: KBI Institutional Water Fund A (€)
02 February 2017A strong performance in 2016 is likely to be followed by "another good year" for KBI's Institutional Water Fund A (€), senior portfolio manager Matt Sheldon tells Graham Cooper
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US asset manager gears up to launch index-linked green bond fund
16 January 2017A major US asset manager is set to launch an index-linked green bond fund.