The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) also offers an online tool to enhance asset managers’ responsible investment capabilities.
Category: ESG
Stan Chart to review ESG funds
Separately, the bank has hired a former UBS executive to focus on the ultra high net worth segment in Singapore.
Pictet promotes an environmental theme
The Geneva-based asset manager believes that strong investment returns can be earned without damaging the planet.
SFC reveals approved ESG funds
The regulator has listed mutual funds that meet new ESG disclosure requirements aimed at countering greenwashing.
Chinese company ESG scores inching upward: MSCI
Since the recent inclusion of China A-shares in mainstream indices, global investors have been looking more closely at company ESG ratings.
DBS WM products to include ESG ratings
Wealth clients are increasingly expressing interest in incorporating ESG into their decision-making processes, the bank said.
FTSE Russell expands China ESG coverage
Foreign investors are expected to increase allocations to China A-shares, so Chinese companies face more pressure to raise their ESG standards.
Survey: SFC highlights climate risks in investment
Few asset managers systemically integrate ESG factors in the investment process and disclosure is poor, according to a survey report by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
GSAM preps emerging market ESG fund in Singapore
The fund has invested in companies with at least an “average” ESG rating from MSCI.
Pictet Wealth has hopes for Asia ESG offering
Separately, the firm has been investing more in China A-shares via a third-party fund.
