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ESG factors increasingly important for active managers
17 September 2019Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are increasingly influencing the investment decisions of active managers, as the opportunity to generate superior risk-adjusted returns becomes more important, according to a survey by Russell Investments.
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The ESG data files - part four: fixed income data
21 August 2019While the availability of sustainability-related data for fixed income investments is catching up with that for equities, much progress remains to be made, Michael Hurley is told
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ING launches sustainability-linked swap contract
13 August 2019ING has structured an interest rate swap in which the payments by the client will be determined, in part, by an assessment of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) achievements.
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EU green bond standard ‘likely to kill’ second party opinions
07 August 2019The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we know it”, according to French investment bank Natixis CIB.
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ESG data files - part 3, continued: ESG rating providers
29 July 2019The 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.
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Almost 60% of hedge fund managers don't consider ESG, BarclayHedge
26 July 2019An overwhelming 59% of hedge fund managers do not consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when selecting equities for their portfolios, according to a survey by BarclayHedge.
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ESG data files - part 3: ESG rating providers
25 July 2019As ESG ratings become embedded in mainstream investment decision making, they are attracting criticism. Is it justified, asks Peter Cripps.
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Environmental Finance launches ESG data guide
22 July 2019Environmental Finance has launched its Guide to ESG data providers, detailing more than 100 products from the main ESG data companies from across the world.
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Cofco signs $2.1bn sustainability loan in first for China
17 July 2019Cofco International has agreed a $2.1 billion sustainability-linked loan with a consortium of 20 banks, in what is believed to be the first such deal by a China-based company.
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ESG data files: part two - non-reported data
05 July 2019What are the uses of, and potential, for non-reported or alternative data sources, asks Peter Cripps