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White papersESG scores and beyond (part 1/3) - Factor control: isolating specific biases in ESG ratings
Following years of research and debates on ESG analysis, there is still only an emerging consensus as to its benefit, and also no internationally ratified formal agreement that would stipulate what indicators should be required information for performance assessment and wider impacts evaluation.
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European Banks Come in From the Cold
The market has seemingly shunned European banks, perhaps remembering the near collapse of the sector in 2008. However, we think banks have the capital to absorb potential losses in the current COVID-19 environment. As part of the solution to this crisis, European banks could improve their ESG scores and enhance their investor appeal.
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Hedge Fund Strategy Outlook Q3 2020
In our view, we continue to believe pricing dislocations between companies, industries, regions and asset classes due to the impact of COVID-19 and corresponding price adjustments offer abundant opportunities for select hedged strategies. The length and depth of both the economic supply-and-demand curve adjustments are key to the richness and tenor of the opportunities.
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Leveraged loan investment and ESG in light of Covid-19
In its all-encompassing impact, Covid-19 must raise regard for all stakeholders. Can the private equity playbook be unaffected in the post-Covid era? Equally, with momentum building behind other societal challenges, like climate change, how can the private corporate world be encouraged to move forward?
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Incorporating ESG Into Your Portfolio
Incorporating ESG considerations into portfolios is clearly a growing priority for many investors today. Whether driven by regulation, investment beliefs or values — investors are increasingly asking how their indexed or passive investments can adapt to new realities.
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FTSE Russell study on EU Paris-aligned benchmarks
Climate transition benchmarks have become a focal point for investors looking to integrate climate risks into their portfolios and align them with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement (or “Paris-aligned” benchmarks). This has fueled an active interest among investor groups and regulators to identify criteria that can be used to define such benchmarks. Accordingly, the EU tasked the Technical Expert Group (TEG) to develop recommendations for minimum benchmark requirements that are aligned with the Paris Agreement objectives and address the risk of greenwashing.
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Targeted Sustainability
More than ever, investors recognize the risks and opportunities associated with the low carbon transition and are incorporating a wider set of considerations, including carbon, green revenues and environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessments issues into their decision making.
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ESG Research Helps Reveal Resilience amid COVID-19
Companies are coping with diverse challenges through the coronavirus crisis. Investors who integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their research can gain important insights on how businesses are adapting—and how future return potential might be affected.
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Asset Manager News
Credit Suisse Asset Management Exchange Traded Funds surpass USD 2 bn in their third month
Since Credit Suisse Asset Management launched a new range of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in March 2020, these products have already surpassed USD 2 bn in assets under management. Two additional Credit Suisse Asset Management ETFs start trading on three major European exchanges today.
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What’s Next? Why ESG is More Relevant than Ever
The popularity of ESG investment strategies has only increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and we expect this trend to continue. In particular, we will see an increasing focus on climate and green bond investing as investors seek to mitigate climate risks and have a positive real-world impact.
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What’s Your ESG Score?
Board directors often ask our stewardship team: “What’s the one question about ESG that I need to ask at the next board meeting?” Our answer is simple: Ask “What is our ESG score?”
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How Nuveen uses responsible investing across asset classes to seek higher returns and manage risks
Responsible investing (RI) continues to win converts. Yet, whether they are new believers or long-term adherents, many investors looking to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their portfolios limit themselves to either excluding specific industry sectors or adding a fund at the margin.
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How the COVID-19 Crisis Validates Sustainable Investing
The economic and market challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have put investors through a trial by fire this year. Yet the crisis has also validated sustainable investing strategies focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.
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“Build Back Better”: COVID-19 Brings the “S” from ESG into Focus
Dislocations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic shine a light on ESG issues.
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The sustainability of sustainability: green finance during the pandemic
Sustainable finance has been resilient amid the market shock, as a heightened awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) behaviours has coincided with a surge of regulatory changes and an uptick in green capital-market activities.
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Divesting, Decarbonizing, De-risking, and Aligning with 1.5C: Climate Change Investing in 2020
Investors recognize that climate change is one of the most pressing threats to society, and that alignment offers potential opportunities for capital appreciation. In spite of that, choice paralysis can creep in when investors face the ever-growing number of climate change products, many of which operate using different terminologies and objectives.
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Big oil – Staring down the barrel of an uncertain future
After three months of convulsions, the global oil industry appears to be stuck between a rock and a hard place when contemplating its future. Oil majors need to decide how best to tackle the factors that are raising an increasingly large question mark over their business model, explains Mark Lewis, Global Head of Sustainability Research at BNP Paribas Asset Management, in a new briefing paper.
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Evidence and ambition: The new rules of engagement on climate change
Mirza Baig explains why far-off commitments on climate change by energy companies and their lenders are no longer enough, and why COVID-19 has catalysed rather than derailed investor engagement on the issue.
