ESG Special Reports – Page 5
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Special ReportTo Paris and beyond: capturing energy transition and climate investment opportunities with ETFs
The climate emergency is arguably the greatest challenge of our lifetimes. We must use every tool at our disposal – including financial – to stand any chance of success. Thankfully, investors are ever more aware that incorporating climate in their portfolios can help them manage asset-specific risk, access opportunities from the shift to clean energy and achieve something meaningful with their money. And they are ever more aware they can do it in flexible, cost-effective ways.
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Special ReportAdding to the biodiversity protection toolbox
Biodiversity is intricately linked with economic growth and development. Since the industrial revolution ecosystems have been under constant threat with the advent of large towns, cities and industrial complexes. The rate of deterioration has accelerated over time and we are now destroying natural capital at an unprecedented rate, which will have long-term consequences for economies, societies and the planet.
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Special ReportWhy investors use sustainable fixed income ETFs
Sustainable fixed income investing is growing at a rapid rate as investors increasingly seek to address climate risks, meet new regulations, and adapt to new investment preferences. The majority of investors who are choosing indexed exposures to build their sustainable portfolios are currently following SRI indices, with 93% of AUM in sustainable fixed income UCITS ETFs tracking such indices.
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RFQ platforms and the institutional ETF trading revolution
What do ETFs, RFQ and ESG all have in common? Aside from being some of the most popular acronyms in the history of financial services, the three-letter abbreviations for exchange-traded funds (ETF), electronic request-for-quote (RFQ) trading, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) driven investing, have all come together at the centre of a revolution in asset management.
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Legal and regulatory developments: EU plays catch-up
While the European framework for establishing ETFs has not changed substantially in recent times, developments within the legislative bodies of the EU present a number of current and potential hurdles for ETFs in the short to medium term. This article will look at each legal development in turn. It is also important to note that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a number of areas that need to be strengthened.
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Special ReportNorway: Steps towards a new pension settlement
Increasing the retirement age will help put Norway’s pension system on a more sustainable footing, but improving benefits will mean extra costs
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Special ReportPortugal: Sustainability efforts need to be redoubled
Portugal recognises that past pension reforms mitigated the fiscal effects of an ageing population, but more effort is needed over the coming years
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Special ReportSpecial Report – Outlook
It’s hardly news that inflation is high on asset owners’ minds right now. We asked eight seasoned asset allocators, CIOs and strategists the same question: how do you rate the chances of stagflation? And what to do about it?
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Special ReportTop 500 Asset Managers 2022
The emergence of persistent higher inflation, China’s zero-COVID policy, stress on global supply chains, and Russia’s Ukraine war all suggest that the asset total of this year’s IPE Top 500 Asset Managers Guide represents a high water mark.
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Outlook: Can investors act alone on energy policy?
It may be up to governments to set the rules of engagement to achieve net zero
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Special ReportOutlook: Future of hydrocarbons
The OECD remains critically dependent on Russian oil and gas – and finding alternative sources will be very hard
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Special ReportFour challenges for asset managers
Leading figures respond to key questions on ● Investment strategy ● ESG
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Special ReportDriving change as the debate on impact evolves
It’s hard to believe, but this is IPE’s fifth annual special report dedicated to investing for impact: our first impact investing report was in 2018. What has changed since then? In some ways not much. We still have a debate about the credibility of claiming impact in public markets, where the narrative is all about stewardship in the form of engagement and voting, and we discuss the effectiveness of engagement versus divestment.
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Special ReportStrategy: The search for integrity and effectiveness
Investors are increasingly seeking real-world impact, but understanding of what that means and how it can best be achieved is still evolving.
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Special ReportCorporate lobbying comes under the spotlight
Companies are starting to respond to investors’ demands for transparent and consistent lobbying.
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Special ReportConsigning fossil fuels to the past
How are asset managers supporting the shift away from fossil fuels in energy intensive sectors?
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UK Stewardship Code: a platform for impact
Investors and specialist managers could use the UK’s revised Stewardship Code to showcase intentionality and impact
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Special ReportTowards a sustainable portfolio theory
Applying monetary values to impacts would allow investors to direct capital better and assess opportunities for improved long-term returns
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Special ReportData: focus on impact hurdles
An increasing number of impact funds link carried interest to impact goals. Asset owners can help by encouraging this trend
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Special ReportSpecial Report – Manager selection
With COVID-19 now under control, the business of selecting managers no longer has to deal with severe restrictions on travel and face-to-face interactions. However, the pandemic has taught investors and manager selection advisers some important lessons.
