ESG

The well-known fund manager has launched a series of low-cost ETFs which will help further its reach into the retail investor market.

Given the global outlook is clearly one of a high degree of risk, it is surprising that all forms of risk assets seem to continually defy all the negative outlooks. Traditional asset allocations have been heavily tied to equity market growth and the continual decline in risk free interest rates over the past 30 years….

The issue is that there is simply far too much flexibility and individual discretion as to what fits certain ESG criteria and what doesn’t

Opening infrastructure investment to SMSFs and superannuation investors would democratise investment in critical domestic infrastructure

Green is the new black. Impact investing is the $2.1 trillion opportunity

Nucleus Wealth has launched an SMA that allows investors to take a stand on diversity

Sustainability focused investing has been gathering pace over the last decade, with equity funds attracting a lion’s share of interest from investors focused on ESG.  According to IMF data as of mid-June last year, fixed income strategies account for less than one-fifth of the assets under management.  Yet, the bond market is almost double the…

Amongst the countless commentaries and headline noise on virus affected financial conditions, it is surprising that environmental, social and governance (ESG) seems to have gained an even stronger foothold. The embrace of such standards does, however, run into the consistent problem in the interpretation of ESG. As more data providers enter the field to compete…

Shareholder activist groups are diverting company management’s time and energy towards narrow environmental and social causes. We explore why active ownership and purposeful engagement can achieve a better outcome for all stakeholders.