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<p><span>Achieving net-zero emission is among the most pressing matters for coming decades.  Hydrogen, the most plentiful element in the entire universe, plays a crucial role in these plans. The amount and scope of projects in this field are increasing, and companies, policymakers, as well as regulators, are raising their investments and attention. ETF Securities recognizes the need for action and released its ETFS Hydrogen ETF, tracking companies that have business operatio...

Deutsche Bank goes live with digital proxy voting service Deutsche Bank has gone live with its digital proxy voting service Proxymity. Proxymity provides post-meeting vote confirmation for issuers, intermediaries and institutional investors. The announcement comes just as the 2021 shareholder meeting season is set to get underway. It also comes in the wake of increased focus on engagement and stewardship in the asset management market as underlined by the Shareholder Rights Directive. The argum...

Global X ETFs Tackles Global Water Scarcity With The Release Of Its Global X Global Clean Water Industry ETF Date 12/04/2021 Constituting only 1.2 percent of the Earth’s surface, clean water is one the most valuable resources of the planet and vital for every life form. Water scarcity, a global demographic change, and industrial demand present new challenges to the global water sector, with climate change condensing the pressure even more. In the wake of potential global water scarcity, ...

“Unacceptable”: Asset managers leave pension funds in the dark Mar 15, 2021 By Funds Europe Asset managers are keeping UK pension trustees in the dark on how they oversee their investments, research has suggested. A study by Dalriada Trustees and Minerva Analytics found that the majority of asset managers were unable to provide details of how they engaged with investee companies. The UK’s minister for pensions and financial inclusion, Guy Opperman, has said that it is “totally unaccep...

Trustees are being kept in the dark by asset managers on how they oversee the investments, research from Dalriada Trustees shows.

Minerva’s team will establish a baseline on a wide range of ESG and responsible investment issues across the full range of asset classes for the pool

ACCESS pool chooses Minerva Analytics for ESG advice Minerva Analytics as its first ESG adviser, a spokesman confirmed. Minerva Analytics will review and revise the pools responsible investment guidelines to ensure they capture the most up-to-date ESG, stewardship and climate change practices across all asset classes. The pools objective is to develop a best-in-class investment offer for LGPS member funds, ensuring responsible investment practices are well informed and effectively deployed, Cou...

We asked two European pension investors how they reconcile their securities lending and short-selling activities with their responsible-investment policies

So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap, ‘pension freedoms or consultations around ‘value for money, says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).Download In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme...

AMX and DWS tackle pooled pension funds voting problem Feb 01, 2021 By Funds Europe DWS and The Asset Management Exchange (AMX) have collaborated on a service aimed at getting pension funds in pooled investment funds to be better represented at company AGMs. Working in partnership with Minerva Analytics and Northern Trust, the scheme aggregates investor stewardship preferences and seeks to execute votes in alignment with their demands.  Where aggregate investor preferences conflict within a ...