EMXF News and Press, iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF From 03/11/22

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created shifts in investment portfolios across asset classes globally. Higher commodity prices tend to coincide with better EM performance. For investment portfolios more broadly, this may include better diversification across asset classes and ...

As ESG has taken on greater relevance in recent years, the gold mining industry has become more transparent. More and more companies are providing standalone sustainability reports which are increasingly more comprehensive and detailed. We expect companies to link compensation to ...

Almost every commodity rose in prices last week, as did the dollar. Those two factors - rising dollar and rising commodity prices - mean the likelihood of recession in the coming year has risen significantly in just the last week. There was considerable volatility in stocks last week,...

Emerging Markets are outperforming the rest of the world, due in large part to windfall profits in the commodities-exporting countries of South America and the Middle East. If you want to follow the money, this is a good place to start. Money has been flowing out of tech, consumer dis...

Over the last two centuries, at least 23 ships are recorded as having been sunk by icebergs, while many more have sustained damage. Over the years, while ships have grown larger, so have icebergs. The largest iceberg in the world, at about 80 times the size of Manhattan, broke off the...

We think that the inflection point is now. The past 18 months have accelerated the use of technology both on the consumer and business side - whether it’s in e-commerce, digital banking, or clean energy. Companies that do not have sunk capital in legacy business models are ofte...

We do feel that ESG risks are difficult to quantify, but all investing is a difficult activity. Emerging-market corporates deal with things like macroeconomic imbalances, sovereign defaults, COVID, but yet two-thirds of the issues are partially driven by ESG considerations. What t...

Sustainable investment funds are mushrooming. Exerting influence through management engagement is an effective way to make an impact. Sustainable investing has become so popular because it addresses real needs that gained prominence during COVID-19. For further details see: ...

Russia imports large amounts of consumer goods, from cars and consumer electronics to food, and a ruble collapse guarantees a massive spike in consumer price inflation for people who earn their living in rubles. A major disruption of Russia’s exports of crude oil, natural gas, ...

Financial markets are reacting as expected to the heightened uncertainty. In the first days of the invasion, global equities plunged while safe-haven assets rallied. In short, while we have anticipated a broader, cyclical turn against the dollar could be underway, this shift in favor ...