ESGN News and Press, Columbia Sustainable International Equity Income From 12/08/23

2023-12-08 23:00:00 ET Summary Although value stocks have lagged their growth counterparts over much of 2023, we believe the set up for 2024 and beyond looks promising. Currently, the MSCI World Value Index’s price-earnings (P/E) multiple is trading at a discount to its his...

2023-12-06 08:45:00 ET Summary Geopolitical reordering: National interests will impact global relationships, trade, and investment, with the outcome of scheduled elections having major implications. Economic fault lines: Regional divergence in inflation rates and monetary policy m...

2023-12-05 06:30:00 ET Summary We track the low-carbon transition to identify investment opportunities and risks. We're eyeing three related themes at the annual UN climate conference. U.S. stocks last week hit their highest level of the year, and U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell...

2023-11-27 21:02:00 ET Summary In 2009 at COP15 in Copenhagen, developed countries set a target of providing $100bn per year by 2020 to help developing countries combat climate change. That target has already been missed. Despite an increase in the pace of capital mobilisation, a ...

2023-11-10 10:30:00 ET Summary Price compression in index investing has been a huge theme. It's driven so much change in asset management. There is growing innovation in structured products, particularly in the area of sustainability and ESG benchmarks. What we've seen with th...

2023-11-02 02:16:00 ET Summary In Russell Investments’ factor portfolios, the Value factor outperformed the MSCI All-Country World Index during Q3, while the Growth, Momentum and Low Volatility factors underperformed the index. In Q3, the strongest performance among factors...

2023-11-01 15:15:00 ET Summary Russell Investments’ 2023 Manager ESG Survey, now in its ninth year, continues to offer valuable insights into the evolving landscape of ESG practices within the investment management industry. Our survey covers a wide range of topics includin...

2023-10-25 20:35:00 ET Summary With each passing day this year, it seems as though the underperformance of small caps relative to large caps keeps getting wider. While the small-cap Russell 2000 is currently down over 30% from its post-Covid highs and within 1% of a multi-year low...

2023-10-19 23:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equities have ruled the roost for the better part of the last decade, but another region may emerge as the leader if the business cycle changes. The decision to allocate investments between the U.S. and international markets is not a binary choi...

2023-10-13 10:15:00 ET Summary We are value investors. In constructing portfolios for our clients, we seek out companies that we believe are trading in the market at significant discounts to their underlying value. These businesses must offer significant profit potential and be run by...