Morningstar has identified key traits that make fund houses stand out for ESG credentials, as part of new evaluations about ESG factors in investment processes.
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Healthcare’s innovation shifts into high gear
Andy Acker, global life sciences portfolio manager, explores the unprecedented number of medical breakthroughs occurring in healthcare and what it means for the sector.
The FSA Spy market buzz – 14 May 2021
MSCI goes China thematic; Blackrock’s wealth; Schroders and chocolate; Julius Baer and inflation; CIMB’s non-deal; Family office explosion; The 50-Down club; and much more.
Transition tilt to offer alpha for climate investors
Beyond mere exclusion, investors should focus on those companies well-placed to transition to a lower-carbon world and offering goods and services for climate change mitigation, says Aviva Investors.
Citi plans Hong Kong wealth growth
The US private banks intends build its AUM $460bn within five years.
Asia grasps the ESG baton
Demand for ESG strategies is reaching critical mass among mainstream investors, according to Natixis Investment Managers.
Philippines joins Asean cross-border investment scheme
The Southeast Asian country is the newest signatory to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) framework.
Bermuda firm buys stake in Singapore wealth platform
The deal will lead to collaboartion as well as a cash injection.
Pressure mounts to penalise non-sustainable bond issuers
Fixed income investors in Asia should avoid non ESG-compliant issuers amid efforts to drive a more sustainable future, agreed speakers on a panel as part of FSA’s “Spotlight On: Fixed Income” series.
