Bluebay built an ESG version of its existing high yield fund and found that screening in a high yield bond fund requires reliance on in-house ESG analysis rather than external providers, according to My-Linh Ngo, head of ESG investment risk at Bluebay Asset Management.
FSA presents photo highlights of its inaugural ESG Forum Morning Briefing, which was held on 15 March at Swissotel Stamford in Singapore.
Lewis Grant, director and senior portfolio manager at Hermes Investment Management, answers three questions about his approach to ESG investing.
FSA presents video highlights of the ESG Morning Briefing held on 13 March at JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong.
The bank plans to increase the range of sustainable and impact investment products available to Asia clients, according to Mario Knoepfel, Hong Kong-based head of sustainable investing advisory for Asia-Pacific at UBS Wealth Management.
In an analysis of Morningstar ESG scores vs fund outperformance, FSA has found that a strong ESG focus appears to be correlated with under-performance.
As structural changes in the world economy transform emerging markets, Hermes Investment Management is investing in efficient and sustainable businesses that have the potential to become future winners. Gary Greenberg, head of global emerging markets at the firm, explains how investors can do this effectively.
Environmental and clean-technology companies in China are likely to be good bets as Chinese authorities increase spending to address alarming environmental problems, according to East Capital.
Regulation is one of the risks that investors should be aware of when investing in environmental-focused listed equities, according to Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, London-based co-head of listed equities and senior portfolio manager at Impax Asset Management.
Over a three-year period, three-quarters of the funds in the ethical/sustainable category underperformed the index, but as a percentage, they did better than conventional equity funds,, FSA research shows.
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