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UBS goes green in Asia with new portfolio
10 April 2018UBS has launched what it claims to be the first Asian portfolio to solely invest in stocks and bonds with a good sustainability record.
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UBS creates "new framework for sustainable investing"
05 February 2018UBS Asset Management (AM) has teamed up with academics to develop a "new calculus for sustainable investing".
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UBS's new fund targets gender equality
08 January 2018UBS has launched a fund that will invest in companies with a strong record in gender diversity and sustainability.
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$26trn of investors sign up to climate engagement initiative
12 December 2017More than 200 global institutional investors with over $26.3 trillion in assets have joined forces in a collaborative engagement initiative to drive swifter corporate action on climate change.
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Mapping the SDGs
11 December 2017Two years on from the launch of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, how are investors responding, asks Peter Cripps
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People moves: UBS, LGIM, CalPERS, Crowell & Moring
08 December 2017UBS 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.
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UBS 'planning new version of Climate Aware Fund'
29 November 2017UBS is planning to launch a new fund based on the Climate Aware Fund it created for the UK's national workplace pension provider the National Employee Saving Trust (Nest), Environmental Finance understands.
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UBS finds fresh evidence that sustainability can boost performance
27 November 2017UBS has found fresh evidence that sustainability factors can enhance returns, adding that large asset managers are "uniquely positioned" to convince asset owners that incorporating sustainability is in line with their fiduciary duty.
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Major investors step up support for climate-risk resolutions
02 October 2017Institutional investor support for shareholder resolutions on climate-related risks is at a turning point, according to UK non-profit ShareAction.
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Demonstrating positive impact for mainstream investment strategies
25 September 2017Chris Greenwald explores some innovative approaches to expand SDG-aligned impact investing opportunities to a wider range of asset classes and investors.