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Joseph Mariathasan: What should drive ESG investing?
Mathematical measures are not the best way of assessing the effectiveness of ESG strategies, argues Joseph Mariathasan
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Chart of the Week: ECB to end QE-fuelled balance sheet expansion
European Central Bank will maintain the size of its balance sheet – estimated at €4.7trn – at least until it can raise rates
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Energy transition ‘could seriously hit funding of Dutch schemes’
Coverage could drop by up to 17 percentage points over a five-year period, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
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Controversial weapons exclusion initiative gathers steam
Swiss-instigated initiative gaining traction among broader European investor base
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IPE Conference: EU should ‘use single market access to its advantage’
Former EU trade commissioner Karel de Gucht says EU ‘must remind Trump how valuable it is’
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ESMA moves on UK clearing house recognition in case of cliff-edge Brexit
EU watchdog working with Commission and UK clearing houses on temporary recognition
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Chart of the Week: Sterling struggles as Brexit deal teeters on the brink
The UK currency has fallen versus the dollar and the euro in the immediate aftermath of a draft agreement emerging
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UK asset management body calls for bond market data boosts
Proposals formulated in light of best execution requirement under MiFID II
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AnalysisAnalysis: European Commission rejects Italian budget plan
Italy’s government is intent on keeping its budget promises after the European Commission rejected its draft plan, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Unilever abandons restructure under pressure from shareholders
RLAM and other major shareholders had opposed “forced divestment of Unilever under a single listing”
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EU watchdog spearheads preparations for ‘no deal’ Brexit
ESMA, EU27 regulators should have memoranda of understanding with FCA, says Steven Maijoor
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MSCI proposes to quadruple China A-shares weight in EM benchmarks
ChiNext and mid-cap companies could be added in phases throughout 2019 and 2020
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News10 years on from Lehman: seven trends that have shaped the industry
Pension funds and asset managers – what’s changed since 2008?
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NewsEuropean pension fund trio backs climate risk investment project
Also: Sampension becomes 5th Danish pension fund to adopt TCFD guidelines
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is it time to scrap quarterly reporting for listed companies?
A tweet from the US president has renewed a discussion about the pros and cons of three-month updates
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‘Too big to ignore’: The rise of China’s $12trn bond market
$48bn invested in Chinese government bonds in H1 2018 – nearly double the total for the whole of 2017
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Joseph Mariathasan: America first – or America last?
Policies meant to protect US interests could end up causing more damage to the country’s economy
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Private equity funds paying out more than they spend, study shows
Distributions have ‘significantly and durably’ outstripped capital calls for several years, according to eFront report
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Regulator hits out at Commission’s bid for powers to alter IFRS rules
Carve-ins would negatively affect mutual comparability of companies’ annual accounts, corporate governance body argues
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Joseph Mariathasan: Finding a narrow path to prosperity
US president Donald Trump seems ready to instigate a trade war that could have a calamitous impact on global prosperity
