Managers of Wealth

ESG fund analysis is very difficult, say Top 50 IAMs

Benoît Derwael, head of financial products at Probus Pleion, said social and governance factors are long-standing elements of fund analysis.

Explaining carbon markets and the investment opportunity – an interview with our experts

Carbon markets are a tool for achieving cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

The CLIC Chronicles: welcome to the future of agricultural technology

The idea is not that distant from any everyday reality.

Cazenove Charities launches a new report empowering charities to take action on climate change

The report, titled "Climate Confident: Charity investments and net zero” provides the context and considerations for a net zero investment strategy.

The 10 principles of a circular economy

Nature is our best example - apart from the energy we receive from sunlight, everything produced and consumed on earth is based on its own resources.

Norway’s $1.4 Trillion Wealth Fund Wants ESG Ratings Overhauled

European Commission has proposed major crackdown on raters

The air conditioning paradox: cooling our way to a warmer world

One solution is to reduce the need for cooling in the first place.

How can bond investors fairly score countries for ESG?

The income bias in ESG scores is often attributed to the stronger institutional frameworks of more developed nations

Schroder Investment Solutions launches three guides to support financial advisers with sustainability credentials

This is following the launch of Schroders’ Sustainability Scorecard Initiative in October 2022, a tool which enables advisers to assess the sustainability of their own business.

Aviation net zero: Is it possible?

Sustainable aviation fuel is part of the solution to decarbonizing aviation, but there is a significant supply-demand mismatch that poses near-term challenges.

10 tips for eating more sustainably this summer

Consumers have an important role to play too, with dietary choices both driving and being driven by this transformation.

Illuminating investments: capitalising on the battle against light pollution

By ending the delicate balance between night and daylight, light pollution also affects the behaviour of the plants, wildlife, and complex natural systems upon which we all depend.

'Can the wealth industry overcome its greenwashing tendancies?'

The implementation of the Paris Agreement was designed to combat the increase in global average temperatures with economic and social transformation.

UBS Asset Management and Aon launch emerging market climate transition fund

The fund aims to apply positive and negative ‘tilts’ to emerging market companies compared to a broad emerging market index.

ESG has become significantly more important for clients say wealth professionals

Advisors and wealth managers report increased focus on ESG credentials by clients but is the industry well placed to deliver?

ABN AMRO Bank N : Sustainable Impact Fund invests in Think Better Group

Think Better Group strives to provide consumers with alternatives to single-use plastic products within the consumer industry by prioritising the use of plant-based materials.

People and planet first: food systems under growing pressure to reform

At the same time, industrial agriculture is decimating biodiversity and exhausting the soil on which it depends.

Why the energy transition is becoming progressively challenging

Satisfying global demand is becoming progressively challenging.

Deutsche's Müller: Investors overlooking traditional energy's transformation potential

Deutsche Bank Private Bank’s ESG chief investment officer Markus Müller says traditional energy companies are crucial to the energy transition but undervalued compared to renewable energy players.

BNP Paribas AM to launch ESG world and infrastructure ETFs on Irish platform

The French asset manager will mirror its existing ETFs on its ICAV

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