EMXF News and Press, iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF From 03/29/22

I believe that ESG is, at its core, a feel-good scam that is enriching consultants, measurement services and fund managers, while doing close to nothing for the businesses and investors it claims to help, and even less for society. If you remain a true believer, I will leave it up to ...

The mitigation of country risk using political risk insurance has long been undervalued by foreign direct investors but may prove critical if governments are to mobilize financing in support of their recoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic. While the market intuitively understands the b...

In recognition of International Women's Day this month, here are some of the things we are doing in Fixed Income to encourage change. On the equity side, we have been working with a major insurance company to improve disclosure on pay equity and overall diversity efforts. By worki...

Once dominated by exclusions-based strategies, ESG criteria are now more robustly applied with the use of company operational information to both reduce risk and seek additional upside performance. The inequalities laid bare by COVID-19 and the groundswell of support for social justic...

Based on new hopes for a peaceful Ukrainian/Russian resolution to their nearly month-long war, the world is cautiously optimistic. Although China has been trying to help Russia avoid economic sanctions, China is struggling with its own debt problems from Evergrande, slowing economic g...

Developed market central banks have started to raise interest rates, led by the Bank of England. Emerging market fundamentals are better in the current tightening cycle compared to history. In the five previous US rate hiking cycles, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index on average perf...

The US authorized participants were restricted from buying, selling, or settling Russian securities. Authorized participants have the right but not the obligation to transact in the primary market. Many large index providers announced plans to remove Russian equities from their in...

Sustainable investing typically considers ESG factors in portfolio selection and management, and there are numerous, robust ESG-managed products that are positively differentiated and credible. Some strategies will appear to have greener credentials, such as a lower carbon footprint o...

US valuations remain very high despite a recent selloff across the market cap spectrum. Developed foreign markets retreated to reasonable PE10 levels. Emerging market valuations have not budged much even with a more than 20% drop since February 2021. For further details see:...

The humanitarian tragedy we are witnessing in Ukraine has shocked the world. We can no longer take for granted the peace and security that has largely prevailed in Europe since the Soviet Union collapsed over 30 years ago. European countries have increased their reliance on energy imp...