IQSI News and Press, IQ Candriam ESG International Equity From 03/31/23

2023-03-31 08:45:00 ET Summary Given the constantly evolving nature of ESG investing, Syntax believes gaining clarity is of the utmost importance to the growing number of investors in this space. An ESG standard is a set of criteria that identifies a company's alignment or adheren...

2023-03-29 04:02:00 ET Summary DEI is sometimes viewed as a 'softer' policy topic that doesn’t factor into investor outcomes. We think that’s a mistake. One of the most compelling reasons for implementing DEI initiatives is from a cost-management perspective. Reg...

2023-03-24 04:03:00 ET Summary On Monday March 20th, the IPCC released its Synthesis Report of the comprehensive Sixth Assessment Report of the state of global warming. In short, the report makes it clear that a rapid phase-out of all fossil fuels is necessary to avoid irreversibl...

2023-03-06 08:05:00 ET Summary Investors need to rethink how they approach ESG investing and which strategies they will implement, especially when we are thinking about the "E". Under the current framework, investors favor companies which have well-documented ESG strategies and ar...

Summary If we seek an economy that can thrive indefinitely, we must invest in and dramatically scale up the means of production that put an end to the causes of these risks. The entrenchment of the asset management industry in favoring the legacy economy is significant. There are at...

Summary In 2020, the European Commission introduced the principle into the sustainable finance regulatory framework including for climate indexes, as labelled ‘Paris-aligned’ or ‘climate transition’ benchmarks (PABs and CTBs). A prominent approach suggested i...

Summary Inflation was arguably one of the biggest challenges faced in 2022. Although it doesn’t look to be going away in the early part of 2023, it does seem likely to slow as the year goes on. The December 2022 meetings by three of the most major central banks concluded a year o...

Summary There were ample causes for this global downdraft in equity markets. Global equity markets look likely to face a global recession in 2023, which appears to have already begun in the final quarter of 2022. Equity markets will face a tough global environment in 2023, particula...

Summary Passive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has become increasingly active. It’s time for a rethink. As more investors look to align sustainability goals with their investments, global ESG assets under management (AUM) have soared from $2.2 trillion in 2...

Summary ESG factors have been widely used as a set of criteria in a manager’s risk assessment toolkit. Making the wrong call with respect to ESG can sometimes mean excluding certain sectors based on these considerations alone. ESG factors are part of the global risk complex a...