FSA highlights potential investments that were declined on the basis of ESG criteria, showing a firm’s ESG policy in actual practice.
Category: ESG
Domestic managers share China’s ESG challenges
ESG investing in China is largely driven by international investors, as domestic fund managers and institutions are still trying to understand the concept, according to a CFA report.
Video: M&G on ESG and high yield
James Tomlins, manager of the firm’s Global High Yield ESG Bond Fund, uses three steps when applying ESG to high yield.
Defining the ‘green bond’
Any definition should be principles-based, permitting the investor flexibility to decide if the green bond is actually green, according to Mitch Reznick, Hermes IM.
Video: Legg Mason on ESG investing
A concern around a company’s ESG profile is usually a concern around fundamentals, explains Mary Jane McQuillen, head of ESG at Legg Mason subsidiary Clearbridge Investments.
BNPP AM sets ESG fixed income goal
All of the firm’s EM fixed income products are expected to be ESG compliant this year, as the 2020 target for firm-wide integration continues.
HSBC GAM to launch EM green bond fund
The fund will have IFC as an anchor investor and the managers will look for non-financial sector green bonds issued by developing countries.
Applying ESG to HY bonds
ESG principles can be integrated into the high yield bond selection process, and the most effective way is by using both external and internal methods, according to an M&G fund manager.
Watching links between ESG and financials
A sharp ESG profile should be coupled with clear financial performance, according to NN Investment Partners.
HKEx sets guidance on board diversity
Companies that want to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be asked to explain why they lack diversity on the board.
