News & Commentaries
Big investors to put more money into tackling climate change.
"More than two-thirds of institutional investors are planning to increase investments related to tackling climate change, according to a new survey that suggests ’green finance’ is moving from the margins to the mainstream of global markets…. in a study commissioned by HSBC, will add weight to calls from Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of…
Investors Can Be Ethical and Still Beat the Market, Study Says.
"Ethical fund managers don′t have to be envious of the market-beating returns of so-called sin stocks. They should be able to match them without dabbling in vice, according to a study in the Fall edition of the Journal of Portfolio Management. The study debunks the popular theory that shares in the alcohol, tobacco, gaming, and…
Rising carbon prices could slash company profits.
"The impact of climate change could hit global profits just as hard as the financial crisis and Schroders have launched a new tool to help investors work out which companies will suffer most." [COMMENTARY] This is an important article to read for all ethical investors. Such research will likely become ever more important to investors…
Sustainable Signals: New Data from the Individual Investor–Morgan Stanley.
"80% [of investors] are interested in sustainable investments that can be customized to meet their interests and goals." [COMMENTARY] Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing has published the results of its second investors’ survey. Unsurprisingly, the results show a growing interest in sustainable investing– especially by millennials. (Again, for individual investors interested in a do-it-yourself…
Pension funds need to look beyond ESG fund ratings.
"These environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings ’do not tell the whole story’ and each set can provide very different conclusions for the same companies, the investment manager [Kames] argued." [COMMENTARY] I think most investors are aware of the above. That’s why some might want to add a do-it-yourself approach and hence my new and…
Introductory DIY Ethical-Sustainable Investing Webinars. The next webinars are Saturday, September 30, 4 pm EST and Tuesday, October 10, 7 pm EST. All are welcome.Pension funds need to look beyond ESG fund ratings, by James Phillips, August 31, 2017, Professional Pensions, UK.
