Nasdaq: With many economists predicting an economic downturn, investors may wonder how ESG investments will perform in a major recession. To find the answer, Portfolio Adviser asked a cross-section of industry commentators for their views. According to Max Richardson, senior director, of wealth planning at Investec Wealth & Investment, research on ESG performance during recessions is limited, but available studies suggest mixed results.
ESG Clarity: Hazel Ilango, a Singapore-based energy finance analyst for debt markets at the IEEFA, carried out an analysis of more than 700 companies who received credit ratings from the big three credit rating agencies – Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors and S&P Global Ratings.
Portfolio Adviser: Research on the performance of companies that manage ESG risks during recessions is limited, but the available studies suggest mixed results.
Funds Europe: Covid-19 continues to constrain ESG advancements across major economies, according to abrdn's Research Institute's Global Macro ESG Index.
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.
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.
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.
ESG Clarity: Robeco, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Aviva Investors and Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) have topped ShareAction’s ranking of asset managers on responsible investment credentials – but no group received the top AAA grade indicating improvements still need to be made.
ESG Clarity: Failure in progressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is becoming a broken record. Every year, more capital is seemingly allocated to achieving them, yet every year we seem to move further from them. But investors are still keen to use the SDGs and more sophisticated approaches are emerging.
Yahoo: HSBC Holdings Plc is adding “greenwashing” to a list of risks it says have the potential to affect a bank’s access to capital markets.
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