ESG
Fallen angels – or high yield bond issues that were formerly investment grade – have seen an extraordinary run of outperformance, through multiple credit market and sector specific cycles over the past two decades. We look at why........
Many impact investors are keen to demonstrate or be assured that the world changed as a result of an investment made. Brunno Maradei, CFA, Global Head of Responsible Investment at Aegon AM, suggests there is a need to look beyond additionality in the pursuit of authentic impact investing
It is critical that we reduce and decarbonise aviation as soon as possible, but this is challenging as alternative technologies are not ready today. Does Sustainable aviation fuel offer a real-world way to continue flying more sustainably?
As you read this article, an animal or insect species, somewhere in the world, will disappear forever. Due to the impact of human activity on the natural world, in the past decades biodiversity has been declining 100 to 1,000 times faster than what would be considered natural. This development threatens not only nature, but also human survival.......
Royal London Asset Management´s Head of Sustainable Investments, Mike Fox, makes the case for why the firm is increasing exposure to banks amidst a changing macro environment, more attractive financial characteristics for equity investors and improved environmental performance as better disclosure on financed emissions and clearer policies on future lending are made.....
We speak to Denmark’s AkademikerPension (AkP) and Zurich-based SUSI Partners to find out about the unique ways of structuring a private credit strategy in the energy efficiency space. AkP was an anchor investor in a recent fundraising......
Yolanda Courtines, Equity Portfolio Manager at Wellington, argues that strong relationships with companies, formed through regular engagement, allows asset managers to help companies navigate the increasingly demanding list of risks that management teams and boards are facing.....
As impact investing gains traction, investors, regulators and end clients are placing greater scrutiny on impact measurement and management. One manager is building a platform for an objective, transparent and evidence-based approach to impact assessment and measurement.....
The European small-cap universe encompasses numerous sustainability-conscious companies doing innovative work that potentially enables them to outperform their competition.......
With a goal to generate decarbonization-related alpha, one manager seeks to find companies with the potential to be early adopters in the adjustment to a carbon-neutral reality. Thus generating the outperformance that can accrue to first movers.........
