Janus Henderson Investors has made new appointments to expand its London ESG investing team.
European ESG bond and loan issuance in 2021 has so far reached €498.9bn above the total for all of 2020 of €388.7bn, says the Association for Financial Markets in Europe.
Golding Capital Partners has appointed Christian Schütz as director of ESG.
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched the BNP Paribas Social Bond fund.
Saturna Capital and HANetf have announced the launch of an actively managed global equity ETF focusing on Islamic-compliant stocks with ESG criteria.
The average UK equity strategy has a ESG higher score than global or regional focused funds according to the 2021 FE fundinfo ESG Market Review.
Credit Suisse Asset Management has hired Jeroen Bos as global head of sustainable investing
Newton Investment Management has hired Therese Niklasson as global head of sustainable investment.
St. James’s Place has announced sustainability changes to its £14bn Global Equity Fund.
The 2021 Climate Change Survey from the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds and One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds shows a large increase in ESG investing by sovereign wealth funds.