ESG

How schemes are embracing SRI, by Helen Morrissey

Last month I attended the Principal Officers Association Winter Conference in Johannesburg. The conference touched on many subjects: trustee education, transition management, etc. But the subject that seemed to ruffle feathers the most was incorporating...

Raquel Pichardo-Allison reports on the environmental, social and governance factors affecting South African pension funds

Coverage from the POA Winter Conference in Johannesburg

GLOBAL - The short-term nature and focus of financial markets is inhibiting the consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in capital allocation and could harm long-term investment performance, First State Investments warns.

MSCI has launched a range of 25 new ESG indices developed specifically for pension funds and other institutional investors.

GLOBAL - MSCI has launched a range of 25 new ESG indices developed specifically for pension funds and other institutional investors.

Raquel Pichardo-Allison reports on a new wave of activism starting to swell in Italy

Implementing a responsible investment strategy need not be at the expense of strong returns and can actually help pension funds make better investment choices, Swedish pension funds heard.

Sustainability criteria such as ESG criteria are too important to be ignored in investment decision making, research by Allianz Global Investors suggests.