US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement may result in securities issued by the US government becoming ineligible for ESG investors, experts say. But ESG fund managers are reluctant to disengage.
Category: ESG
ESG investors hit out at Trump’s Paris Agreement renege
Investors have said that president Trump’s decision to turn his back on the Paris Climate Agreement ignores the economic benefits that renewable energy brings.
Investment groups reassure as Trump pulls plug on Paris accord
Investment managers have played down Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement, saying the effect on companies will be minimal.
German SRI laggards play catch-up
German investors are laggards when it comes to sustainable investing compared to most of their peers in surrounding counties. They are catching up, but still have some work to do.
Responsible investing can lead to outperformance
Investing in companies that have strong sustainability credentials can deliver alpha, says BMO Asset Management’s Nick Henderson.
ANALYSIS: Why SRI trackers have outperformed
Some sustainable index trackers have outperformed their plain vanilla peers since they were established a few years ago, while others haven’t.
ANALYSIS: Is passive beating active at its own corporate governance game?
It is no secret the average active fund manager struggles to outperform consistently. Corporate governance is an obvious area where active managers can still prove their value.
The peculiarities of China ESG investing
Chinese companies account for only a tiny percentage of ESG-filtered emerging market ETFs, even though China is 26.5% of the MSCI EM Index.
Hermes finds correlation between ESG and credit spreads
New research from Hermes Investment Management shows a correlation between companies’ ESG scores and credit spreads.
Most insurers ignore ESG
Only one in three European insurance companies invest responsibly, and most of these mainly do so because of regulatory pressure, according to fresh research from AXA IM. But large and small insurers don’t take ESG equally unseriously.
