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By Brian Deese, Ashley Schulten, Scott Thiel, Andre Bertolotti The equity market has played an early role in sustainable investing, while bond markets have lagged in data, tools and insights. But that's changing fast, as we detail in a new publication: Sustainability: the bond that endur...
There are fads in investing. They eventually go away. Remember ARM funds? The Americus Trusts? (Neat idea, killed by a legal change). The nifty fifty? Hot industries that produce a lot of IPOs? I also think cryptocurrencies are a fad, and also factor and volatility investing, at least in ter...
By Mark Phelps Transcript: When we’re approaching the ESG issue within the concentrated global portfolio, we really think about these key issues of [whether] we want to be in this business with these people. And the “in this business” is very much the E and ...
By Detlef Glow By following the news about product releases and trends, it is clear that sustainable investing is one of the hot topics in the European fund industry since there are new fund launches literally every day. Also, the assets under management seem to grow constantly on an above...
Environment, social, and governance factors, or ESG, comprise the criteria used by investors in a holistic approach to analyze an investment. Formerly a niche concept, ESG has moved toward the mainstream of finance in recent years as a result of investor demand, regulatory influence, and demog...
By Michael Hasenstab, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Chief Investment Officer, Templeton Global Macro and Calvin Ho, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Director of Research, Templeton Global Macro In early 2018, Templeton Global Macro ((TGM)) published ...
Many people perceive that environmental, social, and governance ((ESG)) integration means sacrificing performance because they believe that ESG integration is the same as screening out companies and sectors from their investment universe. Understanding is low regarding the different ESG is...
Apollo Global Management ( APO +2.9% ) seeks to raise at least $1B for its first social impact fund, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. More news on: Apollo Global Management, LLC, KKR & Co. Inc., The Blackstone Group Inc., Financial stocks news, News on ETF...
By Tony Campos, head of ESG, Americas, FTSE Russell Our latest annual survey of global institutions' use of smart beta shows a rise in smart beta adoption among asset owners and an increase in combining smart beta strategies with sustainability parameters. We've noticed rising intere...
When it comes to ESG, a great deal of research has focused on carbon - how it can be measured, managed and invested in for tomorrow's green economy. But there is more to the E in ESG than carbon. What's next in the environmental investing space? For us, it's water. Water risks are regional...