Climate change is among the key factors in Asian institutional investment choices, according to an MSCI survey.
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Asia ESG funds attract record flows
Sustainable fund assets in Asia ex-Japan surged 131% in 2020 from a year earlier.
Hong Kong investors bullish about Asia
A UBS GWM survey finds a rise in optimism for the region’s economies and stock markets.
Asia still lags ESG performance
Asian firms’ portfolios are exposed to greater risk from climate change and natural capital loss, according to the WWF.
Asia’s UHNWIs prefer discretionary mandates: survey
A vast majority of them also believe that the sustainability trend is “here to stay”, according to a Lombard Odier study.
Apac investors trust their instincts
Investors in the region see opportunities in adversity, yet raise cash levels, according to a Pimco survey.
Is there gender equality in Apac?
A number of investment professionals in the region indicated that they heard and witnessed instances of gender discrimination in the workplace, according to a survey conducted by the CFA Institute.
Survey: HK and Singapore investors seek professional help
Hong Kong investors prize honesty and face-to-face contact with their financial advisers above all else, according to a St James’s Place survey.
Fund churning persists in China
Funds launched during the first quarter had massive outflows in the second quarter.
CFA survey: Covid-19 fall-out in AM industry
Large-scale bankruptcies in the financial services industry and growing unethical behaviour are likely as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a CFA Institute survey of members.