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"More than four-fifths of professional investors expect investment into environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to…Continue readingAsset management roundup: Survey predicts ESG-related ETF boom.

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"Grantham and colleagues have looked at the S&P500, over the last 28 years, 60 years, and 90 years; excluding a…Continue readingDivesting sectors. The impact on returns. Evidence that oil divestment may not impact returns.