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Asset manager CEOs split on including defence in sustainability strategies

The CEOs of major asset managers were split on whether defence firms should be considered for inclusion in sustainability strategies, illustrating the industry's struggle to square sustainability messaging with funding weapons.

SFDR and US pushback show industry's communication failing, say asset manager CEOs

Political pushback against ESG investments and confusion caused by the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) show that the investment industry needs to improve its communication on sustainability, asset manager CEOs claimed.

ESG investing 'should not be product trend'

The rise of ESG risks becoming a fashionable but fickle trend if fund managers fail to comprehensively account for sustainability, Saker Nusseibeh tells Michael Hurley

UK finance sector gets new advice on climate-related risks

Hermes, Federated and UBS launch SDG credit funds

Hermes Investment Management, Federated Investors and UBS have launched a range of credit funds targeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

European investors 'oversleep watershed moment formed by Shareholder Directive', finds survey

European investors are poorly informed and unprepared for the "watershed moment" the new Shareholder Directive creates, a survey has found.

Federated Investors takes majority stake in Hermes

Federated Investors, a US investment manager, has purchased a 60% stake in Hermes Investment Management from the BT Pension Scheme for a total consideration of £259.9 million ($341.5 million).

People moves: Carbon Tracker, Allianz, WWF, Sustineri, BMO

Carbon Tracker Initiative has appointed Hermes Investment Management's chief executive Saker Nusseibeh as non-executive chairman.

Introducing the Principles for Positive Impact Finance

The Principles have been designed to help meet the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. But how will they be implemented? Peter Cripps reports

Investors' fiduciary duty includes 'transition to low-carbon economy'

Supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy is part of an investor's fiduciary duty, according to a new report that calls for 'more forceful' advocacy on climate change from financiers.