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NNIPs Heinsbroek: Five key ESG trends to watch for in 2021 Changing landscape The Covid-19 pandemic will be remembered for a number of reasons, one of which is having accelerated the acceptance of responsible investing as mainstream investing. The Covid-19 pandemic will be remembered for a number of reasons, one of which is having accelerated the acceptance of responsible investing as mainstream investing. Sustainable businesses were notable outperformers during the pandemic, when they outshone...

Keeping it filtered: Why ESG does not qualify as a factor yet and why value still does Events If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. Conscience, not return expectation, must drive portfolios Mark Northway of Sparrows Capital Mark Northway Factor investing is an approach that systematically targets specific, known, persistent driv...

Liontrust's Peter Michaelis talks about the themes for the future, how going green does not mean you need to sacrifice returns and why this...

For Razmpa, who has been in the role for a little over a year, being on the forefront of the wider shift towards a more sustainable world is exciting, but it has given her time to reflect on the drawn-out process of bringing ESG investing to the forefront of the industry.  "As the big issues became bigger and bigger, there comes a lot of obligation to listen to people," she says.  Razmpa can trace her involvement in the field to 2012, when she began talking about ESG investing as an important...

Meet the ESG Investment Influencers: The inside story with Gemma Woodward of Quilter Cheviot Fund selector insights into sustainable investing In the latest in the ESG Investment Influencers interview series, editor-in-chief Katrina Lloyd speaks to Gemma Woodward, executive director and director of responsible investment at Quilter Cheviot. They discuss a number of areas including: the evolution of sustainable investing in recent years; difficult questions for companies on remuneration; and put...

Artemis Bonthron: Being different is good, being right is key Events If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. Creating "transformational change" with Positive Future fund Craig Bonthron of the Artemis Positive Future fund Portfolio manager of the Artemis Positive Future fund Craig Bonthron talks to Investment Week about the philoso...

Weather shifts and white elephants: How climate risk is moving the goalposts for emerging market investors Money better spent on preventing natural disasters Will Ballard of Aviva Investors Will Ballard In 2007, when FIFA announced Brazil would host the 2014 World Cup, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva saw an opportunity. Buoyed by strong commodity prices, international investment flows, an appreciating currency and low inflation, Brazils economy was growing at 7% annually and showed no sign ...

The economic and societal disruption caused by Covid-19 has highlighted the role that infrastructure plays in society...

Sustainable finance: The bright spot for multi-asset managers wanting to allocate to fixed income Deep Dive into fixed income Jack Turner of 7IM For multi-asset investors the options available within fixed income can look uninspiring. Despite yields ticking up in recent weeks, the total returns available on developed market government debt is miniscule. And, with yields where they are now bonds offer little protection from market volatility, normally one of their main roles in portfolios. Infla...

In the third part of our ESG Investment Influencers series, editor-in-chief Katrina Lloyd speaks to Joe Wiggins, head of portfolio management on the Multi-Manager Strategies team at Aberdeen Standard Investments. They discuss the launch of the MyFolio Sustainable range, why engagement could be a differentiator for passive providers and the need for the industry to make a genuinely long-term commitment to sustainable investing.   As head of portfolio management - multi-manager strategies, Wig...