All Scientific Beta articles
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NewsMissing link between carbon intensity and ESG ratings drives ‘dilution’
Lack of correlation can complicate efforts from investors who want to lower their carbon footprint, but also take into account other ESG factors
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NewsPeople moves: Local Pensions Partnership Investments names COO
PLus: PKBS appoints new investment committee chair; Universal Investment names Luxembourg country head
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NewsSustainable investing underperforms standard index funds – study
Findings show that ‘real-world’ ESG performance is unremarkable
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NewsERAFP’s €300m equity mandate to be benchmarked to Scientific Beta’s climate index
Plus: Institutional investor seeks manager for €70m corporate bonds brief
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Beyond Article 9, is there a regulation to promote real sustainability?
Recent events have shown how anticipating forthcoming clarification on the application of a text that has been published since 2019 has created such confusion that many asset managers have had to reclassify a large number of their funds from Article 9 to Article 8.
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NewsPeople moves: Scientific Beta names new CEO
Scientific Beta, Hymans Robertson, Nedgroup, Shell, Invesco, Nikko AM, Pensions for Purpose, Impax, Mirova, Nordea, Nomura, SECOR
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NewsPeople moves: Border to Coast continues search for CIO; IPD’s new operating chief
Border to Coast, IPD, B&CE, EZVK, AMF, Eastspring Investments, Keva, Insight Investment, Eurosif, Putnam, BNP Paribas, Schroders, Rothesay, Scientific Beta, First Sentier
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NewsResearchers float 50% threshold for ‘genuine climate strategy’
EDHEC-Scientific Beta study diagnoses greenwashing in portfolio construction underlying asset management and climate index offerings
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NewsClimate roundup: Net-zero group tackles manager proxy voting
Plus: WTW declares net-zero targets for $165bn delegated portfolios; Scientific Beta reveals offering answer to EU PAB
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NewsInvestors warned about carbon intensity metric in EU climate indices
Regulation’s use of a revenues-based carbon intensity metric ’unhelpful in the pursuit of climate change mitigation’
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NewsESG roundup: EU urged to use bank rules to end ‘doom loop’
Plus: Insight Investment, EFRAG Reporting Lab, Scientific Beta, Candriam, Grantham Research Institute, World Benchmarking Alliance
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NewsScientific Beta unrelenting in criticism of EC climate benchmark plans [updated]
Smart beta index provider follows up lambasting of TEG proposals with criticism of draft delegated acts
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NewsESMA issues ‘no action letter’ on benchmarks ESG disclosure duties
Watchdog says absence of rules detailing obligations ‘gives rise to legitimate doubts’
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NewsTEG member sees Scientific Beta criticism revealing net zero laggard
Andreas Hoepner sees criticism stemming from commercial self-interest
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NewsSingapore Exchange snaps up Scientific Beta
Singapore Holding of EDHEC endowment fund to retain 7% stake
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NewsScientific Beta criticises MSCI weapon exclusion comments
Arguments against default exclusion in mainstream indices ‘do not stand up’, argues Noël Amenc
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NewsMSCI finalises plan to quadruple China A-shares in indices
Index provider listens to market on Chinese A-Share increase
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NewsMandate roundup: UK pension pool confirms £1bn smart beta allocation
Plus: Family office hunts securitised credit investor; Danish foundation wants EM manager; German state appoints Hermes EOS
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NewsERI Scientific Beta raises alarm over popular factor analysis tools
Tools could prevent investors from achieving their factor diversification objectives, index provider warns
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NewsPeople moves: BlackRock hires Swiss scheme’s chair for ESG role [updated]
Profond, BlackRock, APG, Pension SuperFund, Vanguard, BNY Mellon IM, TrueBlue, Pensioenstichting Transport, Union Investment
