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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... Americans' hard-earned savings were put at risk for the sole purpose of appeasing left-wing environmentalists through risky ESG funds. Those days are over," Allen said. "[This bill] ensures that retirement plan sponsors make investment decisions ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... in Europe hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Analysing more than 14,000 European ESG funds, non-government organisations Urgewald and Facing Finance found 4792 had collectively invested about $212 billion (€123bn) ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... easy definition," Ramrakha said. "Generally speaking, equity ESG focused funds have kept up with the broader market. "ESG funds with exposure to tech would have benefitted from the outsized returns of the sector." Australian Ethical Super Employer International ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... the economic cycle and thus lend stability during extreme market movements." The announcement comes at a low tide for ESG funds, according to a recent study from Preqin. According to its Alternatives in APAC 2024 report, ESG funds have struggled to raise ...

Long-term optimism for APAC despite short-term hurdles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... preference for diversification and reduced risk appetite," she said. Separately, the report found that capital raised by APAC ESG funds fell harder than the global average. Global ESG fundraising fell by 38% from 2022 to 2023, but APAC was hit hardest ...

Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... in sustainable investing between 2020 and 2022 that saw inflows of $79 billion (US$51.2bn) - six times more than non-ESG funds - reversed in 2023. About 80% of the boom came from actively managed strategies. In the last year, US-based assets jumped by ...

Calastone reports sharp managed fund flow declines in 2022

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... investors added $2.4 billion to their ESG holdings, making up 40% of the total equity fund inflows for the year. Global ESG funds were the most popular category. Meanwhile, the inflows to property funds fell by 78% in 2022, reflecting the cooling effect ...

SEC proposes new disclosure for ESG funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a disclosure regime for ESG-related funds and advisers that would see funds broken down into three categories of strategies. The proposed changes would see three broad categories for ESG strategies ...

EQT reveals most popular fund launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... had no primary theme but of those that did most had an environment, social and governance (ESG) theme. On the rise of ESG funds, Equity Trustees managing director Mick O'Brien said: "This was a significant jump compared to previous years and today we ...

Tesla axed from the S&P 500 ESG index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... world. Rather it focused on measuring the dollar value of risk/return. "Individual investors - who entrust their money to ESG funds of large investment institutions - are perhaps unaware that their money can be used to buy shares of companies that make ...
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