All posts tagged "INVESTMENT POLICY"

• Industry

  OECD and UNDP Launch Plan to Align Global Finance with SDG Goals

  New framework aims to leverage US$2.5 trillion annually to meet 2030 target for Sustainable Development Goals.

• Europe

  Report Calls for Action on Voting Impasse Between Asset Owners and Fund Managers

  Barriers to split voting not “insurmountable”, says UK trustee body, but voting system no longer “fit for purpose”.

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  Industry

  ESG Integration, Analysis Suffering from “Data Lag” 

  Investors risk placing “too much confidence in the data”, industry experts warn, leading to skewed assessments and predictions of capital risk and materiality. 

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  Regulation

  High-Carbon Sectors Caught in Sights of LGIM, CBAM

  Manufacturers face further pressure from asset owners and new European carbon pricing mechanism.

• Industry

  Investors Increase Focus on Social Metrics in Light of Pandemic – RBC GAM Survey

  ESG integration levels accelerate globally, but scepticism on performance leaves US lagging.

• Europe

  Company Boards Failing to Report on Ethnic Diversity – Investment Association

  Data suggests an uptick in gender diversity and inclusion in FTSE-listed companies.

• Industry

  More Asset Managers Factoring ESG into Investment Decisions

  Growing number of firms using external ESG data providers to supplement in-house views.

• Fund Solutions

  Asset Managers Warned to Mind the Gap Between Ambition and Impact

  Report proposes framework to ensure closer link between investment intention and impact.

• News

  Data Shortcomings Must be Fixed for Strategies to Become Sustainable – OECD

  Investors flag concerns over company data, call for ESG ratings comparability.

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  Asia-Pacific

  Grinding Through the Gears

  As Asia’s asset owners and managers get to grips with sustainability factors at varying speeds, regulators are pushing the pace of change.