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      WTW Finds Gender Diversity Increases Returns

      2023-03-07

      Funds Europe: Influential investment consultant WTW strengthened the backing for diversity in portfolio management after producing research that showed greater diversity leads to better investment results.

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      Percentage of Senior Women at European Hedge Funds Halved Since 2021

      2023-03-07

      Yahoo Finance: The percentage of women holding senior positions at European hedge funds has more than halved since 2021, according to a report by data provider Preqin.

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      BlackRock and Vanguard Lag on Votes for Lobbying Transparency

      2023-03-06

      ESG Clarity: Shareholders are voting for greater transparency on lobbying and political activity at the US companies they invest in, but fund giants Vanguard and BlackRock are holding back support.

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      abrdn: Covid Halts ESG Progress for Second Year

      2023-03-06

      Funds Europe: Covid-19 continues to constrain ESG advancements across major economies, according to abrdn's Research Institute's Global Macro ESG Index.

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      ESG Funds Hit by ‘Staggering’ Inflows Head for Issuance Freeze

      2023-03-05

      BNN Bloomberg: The ESG fund class drawing in the most client cash has become too difficult to handle for a growing number of asset managers, according to lawyers advising the industry and analysts monitoring the market.

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      Connecting Female Hedge Fund Managers to Capital

      2023-03-03

      Morgan Stanley: Women in the hedge fund industry have made historic strides recently: In just the past year, hedge fund launches by women gained momentum, and two female hedge fund managers raised more than $1 billion each in assets, setting records for capital raised by women-led hedge funds.

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      ESG Funds Hit by ‘Staggering’ Inflows Head for Issuance Freeze

      2023-03-05

      BNN Bloomberg: The ESG fund class drawing in the most client cash has become too difficult to handle for a growing number of asset managers, according to lawyers advising the industry and analysts monitoring the market.

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      How Trump Allies and Wealthy Donors Helped to Fuel the GOP Fight Against ESG Investing Platforms

      2023-03-03

      CNBC: A group of Republican state financial officers gathered last February at a Hyatt hotel in downtown New Orleans to take aim at one of the party’s corporate enemies: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.

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      ESG Funds Continue to Attract Lower Fees

      2023-03-02

      Funds Europe: The number of ESG-labelled fund products in Europe grew by 89% last year, while the gap between ESG and non-ESG management fee averages has reduced to 2bps in the previous twelve months.

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      Hedge Funds Balk at Major ESG Intervention Planned in Europe

      2023-03-01

      BNN Bloomberg: One of the world’s biggest hedge-fund associations said Europe may be overstepping its legal authority with a planned intervention in the market for ESG investing.

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