Jupiter Asset Management has launched five Article 8 funds to be managed by its systematic equities team. The range will include the Systematic Disruptive Technology fund, the Systematic Consumer Trends fund, the Systematic Healthcare Innovation fund, the Systematic Demographic Opportunities fund and the Systematic Physical World fund. Amadeo Alentorn (pictured), lead of the investment team … Read more
The Jeremy Coller Foundation has appointed Fiona Reynolds, former chief executive of Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), in an advisory role as president of the FAIRR initiative and the Coller Pensions Institute (CPI). Founded in 2015, the FAIRR initiative provides market data, research and tools to help investors understand ESG risks and opportunities in the … Read more
EdenTree Investment Management has appointed a chair of its responsible investment advisory panel. Will Oulton (pictured) takes up the role, bringing a wealth of experience from across the sustainable investment arena. He is currently chair of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif), a non-executive director and board champion for ocean recovery at the UK-based Marine … Read more
The UK is on track for a general election this year, with current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hinting it will likely take place in the second half of 2024, though he could string out his term until January 2025. Ahead of a flurry of candidate promises, ESG Clarity asked the sustainability sector for its essential … Read more
The Financial Conduct Authority’s policy statement and final rules on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels, published last November, contained a number of different implementation dates, ranging from the end of May 2024 to December 2026. Although the timeline is longer, it may feel similar in nature to the implementation of the Consumer Duty … Read more
The improvements witnessed so far in Japan are just the start of a long-term upward trend in corporate reform in the nation, Man GLG portfolio manager Emily Badger, who said corporate Japan is “undergoing the most radical reform in a generation”. After the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) announced an improvement order to require any company … Read more
European companies are leading the world in linking ESG measures to executive incentive plans, according to a global study by risk consultancy WTW. Almost all main index constituent companies in Europe (93%) reported in this year’s disclosures they had incorporated at least one ESG metric in their executive incentive plans. This is up from 90% … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) was the big player in the top sustainable funds of last year, with nine of the ten best performers having technology company NVIDIA in their ten largest holdings – making up 8.8% of the portfolios on average. NVIDIA’s focus on AI has boosted it to a market capitalisation of $1.48trn at the … Read more
High interest rates and a weaker global economy have been headwinds for clean energy equities over the past year. The growth some had expected did not quite materialise, and the MSCI Global Alternative Energy Index fell 27% in 2023, down 50% from its 2021 highs. Yet despite the weak performance in publicly listed companies, the … Read more
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has published a major update to its biodiversity standard to enable companies to meet the growing demands from multiple stakeholders for information on biodiversity impacts. With human activity the leading cause for as many as one million animal and plant species being pushed to the brink of extinction, GRI 101: … Read more