T. Rowe Price says ESG leads in engagement

T. Rowe Price has reported that ESG disclosure was the top issue in its engagements with companies in 2019.

Jupiter opens ESG fund to retail investors

Jupiter has launched a retail offering of its Global Sustainable Equities Fund.

European asset manager Ambienta has launched the Ambienta X Alpha absolute return fund.

Liontrust and Royal London Asset Management are best at communicating their ESG strategies, according to a new survey.

Allianz Global Investors has increased the value of its ESG funds from 25bn to 165 bn euros over the past three years.

BlackRock has launched the BGF ESG Fixed Income Global Opportunities fund.

Comgest has launched a new emerging markets fund with investor seed capital of $250m.

BlackRock is to rename its Impact World Equity fund, the Systematic ESG Equity fund.

Data published by Fitch Ratings suggests that the exclusion of energy sector firms from ESG portfolios has boosted the returns of some funds.

Inflows into ESG ETFs and open-end funds in the US reached a record high of $10.5bn in Q1.