IMF report on sustainability

New research from the International Monetary Fund has found that sustainable fund performance is comparable to that of conventional equity funds.

Promoting sustainability using passive funds

Research from Arvella Investments investigates whether passive investing can still actively promote sustainability.

Luxembourg now accounts for 31% of all sustainable fund assets within the European Union.

Stonehage Fleming Investment Management has launched its Global Sustainable Investment Portfolios.

Amundi’s CPR Asset Management has launched a new sustainable urbanisation fund.

Natixis and EDHECinfra have launched a research chair to measure the impact of ESG factors on infrastructure investments.

French fund manager Tobam has been awarded the LuxFLAG ESG label for its range of Anti-Benchmark funds.

Research house Square Mile will separate ESG from responsible investing in its fund ratings.

Finnish fund manager Evli has converted two funds to include ESG criteria.

An Invesco survey says that over half of sovereign investors are now including ESG factors in their investment decisions.