ESG Funds Rake in Capital — But for How Long?
Investors continue to pump money into ESG-themed funds even after the market faced its worst slump since 1970.
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Investors continue to pump money into ESG-themed funds even after the market faced its worst slump since 1970.
(Bloomberg) -- Investors plagued by fear and shunning stocks are rediscovering a time-honored antidote: U.S. government bonds. That may seem surprising, given that the Treasury market has been battered by its worst losses on record this year.
Retail investors chasing after returns in the commodities space through exchange traded funds could be a sign of an overbought market.
Some pension funds want to shed Russian assets, but securities firms are shying away from the country's stocks and bonds, making sales difficult.
The creation of shares in the $105 million iShares MSCI Russia ETF (ticker ERUS) will be “temporarily suspended” until further notice.