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Portfolio Adviser: Elston Portfolio Management have launched a range of model portfolios that invest entirely in UK SDR complaint funds. The Elston Sustainable range, which comprises of five risk-rated portfolios, aims to deliver a multi-asset portfolio strategy, with each allocating 100% of their assets in SDR-compliant funds.
ESG Dive: The push against the use of ESG factors, such as climate considerations in investment decisions and proxy engagement, follows Wall Street’s exodus from climate alliances earlier this year, spurred by mounting pressure from Republican-led state probes and changes in federal leadership.
ESG Today: A U.S. federal judge has denied motions to dismiss most of the claims in a multistate lawsuit accusing asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street of violating antitrust laws and conspiring to use sustainable investment initiatives to manipulate coal markets, allowing the case to proceed.
Business Times: The chief executive officer of Standard Chartered, Bill Winters, has some strong words for banks that have recently walked back their commitment to achieving net zero emissions. “Shame on them,” he said during a call with journalists after StanChart released its second-quarter results.
ESG Today: UK-based bank Barclays published a new sustainability-focused presentation for investors, revealing that revealed that it earned approximately £500 million (USD$660 million) in revenues from sustainable and transition finance activities in 2024, and indicating that its sustainable and transition finance volumes have accelerated over the past few months.
Portfolio Adviser: AXA Investment Managers has adopted the Sustainability Impact label for its Green Short Duration Bond fund. Under the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) framework, the fund has been approved for the impact label, the sixth fund in AXA’s range to do so.
Financial Advisor Magazine: The top financial officers from 21 states have given 18 Wall Street giants—including BlackRock and JPMorgan—until September 1 to ensure their investment strategies follow “a fiduciary model" that's free of ESG investing or risk losing billions in state pension business.
ESG Dive: Since President Donald Trump was reelected last fall, 20% of companies have scrapped their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a July 23 Resume.org report.
ESG News: Global investment firm KKR has announced a A$500 million (US $335 million) strategic investment in CleanPeak Energy, marking the launch of a new distributed energy platform in Australia and KKR’s first Asia-Pacific deal under its Global Climate Transition strategy.
Funds Europe: The universe of Impact Private Debt has expanded considerably in recent years, driven by rising demand from institutional investors seeking to align capital with environmental and social objectives.
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