S & G lagging behind in ESG interest
A survey shows investors believe social and governance factors lag environmental in generating returns.
Funds
Pitt Uni endowment fund goes SRI
Pittsburg University has said its endowment will now pursue socially responsible investment strategies.
PE keenest on ESG of alternative investors
A survey by Preqin shows that of all alternative asset managers, private equity firms are most committed to ESG investing.
SSGA fund hits £1bn
State Street Global Advisors new ESG index fund has reached £1bn AUM.
New TCW ESG fund
US fund manager TCW has launched a new equities ESG fund.
US assets in ESG reach $12tn in 2018
ESG investing assets reached $12tn in 2018 in the US according to the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment’s latest report on investing trends.
ESG & sovereign debt
A new report says spreads are lower on sovereign debt from issuers with the best ESG ratings.
Storebrand has ‘most’ ESG fund
Storebrand has the ‘most’ ESG focused fund, say Morningstar.
Vanguard cuts stocks from ESG funds
Asset manager Vanguard has dropped 29 stocks from its ESG funds.
DNB fund looks for ESG outperformance
The pension fund of Dutch financial regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) is changing its investing policy to target a portfolio with a 30% ESG outperformance.