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    As ESG Grows, Liquidity Could Wither

    2020-04-29

    Securities Lending: A growing number of asset owners and managers are voicing concerns that securities lending undermines their ability to exercise proper stewardship on underlying investments.

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    Wells Fargo AM CEO Heads Up Sustainable Initiatives

    2020-05-01

    International Investment: Wells Fargo Asset Management CEO Nico Marais has announced that he will "personally sponsor" the firm's ESG capabilities and sustainable investing initiative, alongside a new sustainable investing taskforce.

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    Covid-19 Downturn Will Not Stop ESG’s Momentum

    2020-04-29

    Hedge Week: With climate change among the top policy challenges globally, ESG (environmental, social and governance) investment themes have become key components among some of the most successful hedge funds in recent years, with Sir Chris Hohn’s TCI Fund, Caxton Associates, JP Morgan, and Man Group emerging as major advocates.

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    ESG Funds Can Have Net Negative Impact

    2020-04-29

    Citywire Selector: ESG funds are often viewed as comparable to positive impact strategies but they are fundamentally different concepts that shouldn’t be confused.

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    Will ESG Funds Surface as The Winners of the Crisis?

    2020-04-29

    Expert Investor: Without fiscal rescue packages, the coronavirus crisis is expected to have devastating effects on a swath of companies, but could sustainable firms come out better than others?

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    Nuveen Expects Rush of Social Bond Issues to Tackle Pandemic

    2020-04-28

    Bloomberg: Nuveen expects record issuance of bonds to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Pharmaceutical companies and personal protective equipment manufacturers will likely be among active borrowers.

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    ‘Tone Deaf’ Executive Pay Is Virus Focal Point for ESG Investors

    2020-04-28

    Bloomberg: With millions out of work or now reliant on the government for their pay checks, ESG investors are preparing to scrutinize executive pay like never before.

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    Will The Coronavirus Crisis Make Or Break Impact Investing?

    2020-04-27

    Campden FB: The ethos of impact investing for positive change seems tailor-made to tackle the devastating repercussions of the coronavirus crisis as states buckle and a recession looms, but cometh the hour, cometh the family impact investor?

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    Downturn Signals Opportunity for Climate-Aligned Investing

    2020-04-27

    GreenBiz: With global stock markets having plunged into bear market territory, the conventional wisdom is that the coronavirus storm sinks all boats. Or does it? While it’s true that equity funds experienced severe losses pretty much across the board, some fared better than others.

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    ESG Tool Tracks Supply Chain COVID Risk

    2020-04-24

    Top 1000 Funds: ESG data provider, Fair Supply Analytics, has produced technology that maps the impact of COVID-19 on global supply chains, and can be used by investors to measure their investment portfolios exposure to the sectors and countries most effected.

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