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    ESG Fund Closures Pile Up as Do-Good Investing Takes Back Seat

    2022-07-21

    BNN Bloomberg: A deluge of do-good ETFs once flooded US exchanges and drew in billions. But as investors contend with fears of a recession, the trend is reversing and more of these funds are closing up. 

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    When It Comes to Achieving ESG Goals, Is Short Selling More Effective Than Shareholder Activism?

    2022-07-21

    Institutional Investor: Shareholder activism and divestment have been the favorite strategies of investors interested in achieving environmental, social, and governance goals. But taking short positions on companies that don’t follow ESG rules might help, too. 

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    BlackRock Tilts the Tables on ESG Toward Value Stocks

    2022-07-20

    BNN Bloomberg: A text sent by BlackRock Inc. to financial advisers has opened up a conversation about the relative scarcity of value-based investing among managers of ESG funds.

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    Janus Henderson Foundation Expands Commitment to Diversity with $450,000 Grant to Greenwood Project

    2022-07-19

    Business Wire: The Janus Henderson Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Janus Henderson Investors, this week announced a three-year, US$450,000 grant to the Greenwood Project.

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    There Were More ESG Proposals Than Ever This Year. But Fewer Passed.

    2022-07-19

    Institutional Investor: The enthusiasm for sustainable investing is higher than ever. But in terms of shareholder proposals that were actually passed in the proxy season, the picture looks less rosy.

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    abrdn Aligns Flagship €1.9bn Fund to Article 8

    2022-07-19

    Funds Europe: abrdn has converted its flagship €1.9 billion Asia Pacific Equity fund and two other strategies to Article 8 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

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    In Times of Stress, Female Fund Managers Take Less Risk Than Men — For the Same Performance

    2022-07-19

    Institutional Investor: Female fund managers tend to play it safe during periods of negative market sentiment, while male investors take on more risk. But in the end, their risk-adjusted performance is the same, according to new research

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    Fund Manager Snubs ESG Stock Favorites and Handily Beats Peers

    2022-07-15

    Yahoo Finance: The top-performing ESG fund for emerging markets surpassed its peers in the first half of 2022 by adopting a low-risk strategy that rejected tech companies Tencent Holdings Ltd., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

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    Is it Time for Creditor Activism to Address ESG Risks?

    2022-07-14

    Wealth Management: Until recently, much of the impact investing focus has centered on the role that equity investors can play in bringing about positive environmental, social and governance changes. 

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    Law Firm Behind $7 Billion BHP Suit Gets More Cash for ESG Cases

    2022-07-14

    BNN Bloomberg: A law firm bringing a $7 billion suit against BHP Group Ltd. over its role in the deadly collapse of a Brazilian mining dam has secured £100 million in extra funding to fight more such ESG cases. 

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