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Refinitiv Lipper's Dewi John on which sectors returned the most, lost the most – and what, if anything, this intimates for the coming year

It, for sure, has been a bumper year for environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) investing.

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Investors have had plenty of reasons to turn defensive in recent weeks, as uncertainty over the new Omicron variant, soaring inflation and a hawkish shift at the Federal Reserve bolstered the case for caution.

Municipal volume is estimated at $1.13 billion for the opening week of 2022. Persistently strong net supply challenges will bias credit spreads tighter, credit discipline weaker in the next few years, analysts say.

Ghislaine Maxwell is a known associate of the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The British socialite, the daughter of the disgraced publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell, was arrested in New Hampshire by the FBI on July 2, 2020, and has been charged with enticement of minors and sex trafficking of children.

Investors concerned about climate change and social justice had a bumper year in 2021.

Investors will also receive $139 billion of interest payments in 2022, about $593 million more than in 2021, according to a report from CreditSights.

Municipal bond exchange traded funds are attracting huge inflows as investors diversify their fixed income portfolios.

INVESTORS concerned about climate change and social justice had a bumper year in 2021, successfully pushing companies and regulators to make changes amid record inflows to funds focused on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues.