All Special Report articles – Page 14
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Special ReportESG: Leading viewpoint - private equity GPs are stepping up to the plate
Private equity firms can be a powerhouse for responsible investment
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Special ReportESG: Interview - Julian Poulter of The Inevitable Policy Response on ‘disorderly transition’
It is hard to stay positive about the climate transition when listening to Julian Poulter. The head of investor relations at Inevitable Policy Response (IPR), the climate policy forecast run by the Principles for Responsible Investment, has been working on climate change since 2009, when he was CEO of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. But while many green-finance veterans are giddy about the snowballing interest in net zero, Poulter is feeling less bullish.
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Special ReportESG: Private equity faces disclosure scrutiny
The CSRD will see a fourfold increase the number of corporates subject to sustainability reporting requirements, placing increased demands on private equity firms
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Special ReportESG: Debate - Double or single materiality?
Two leading academics discuss the investment benefits of single versus double materiality
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Special ReportESG: Prepping the next generation of listed companies on ESG
Investors are helping private companies understand their expectations before they go public
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Special ReportESG: Interview - ShareAction’s Catherine Howarth on the cost of living crisis
“There’s going to be a good deal more scrutiny on the way the private sector behaves,” says the CEO of ShareAction, a London-based non-profit that coordinates investors and lenders on sustainability issues.
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Special ReportESG: Leading viewpoint - why a carbon footprint does not measure what you think it does
The concept of ecological footprinting turns 30
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Special ReportESG: Leading viewpoint - venture capital is embracing ESG - and SFDR is a major driver
Venture capital funds opting in to responsible investing
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Special ReportESG: Leading viewpoint - rethinking sovereign bonds
Sovereign debt markets are not fit for purpose
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Special ReportESG: Central banks nudge lenders to produce climate data
Lenders face a variety of challenges when measuring the environmental impact of their balance-sheet exposure
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Special ReportESG: Dirty asset divestment
There is growing focus on public companies that are under pressure to sell high-carbon assets to unlisted companies or private equity
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Special ReportESG: Will Scope 3 lead to a tech exodus in public markets?
Could the roll out of Scope 3 reporting bring ESG funds’ love affair with tech to an abrupt end?
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Special ReportESG: Leading viewpoint - COP27 is the key moment to address the net-zero trilemma
World leaders gather in Egypt at a decisive time
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Special ReportTransparency: getting it taped
It’s much harder for European ETF investors to get detailed information on liquidity, volumes and best execution than it is for their US counterparts. That’s because this data isn’t aggregated into a consolidated tape as it is on the other side of the Atlantic.
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Special ReportInflation: expectations … and reality
In 2022, inflation surprised only on the upside, and surrounding economic conditions became increasingly uncertain. As short-term inflationary pressure has moderately spilled into inflation expectations – 10-year German inflation breakevens rose from 0.5% to more than 2% in 24 months1 – our DWS Long View capital market expectations for the next decade remain below historical averages.
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Special ReportPost-Brexit flux in Europe
Although Brexit has changed the dynamics of the European asset management landscape, the checklist for choosing a location for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) has not altered: a solid legislative foundation, requisite skillsets, favourable tax treatment and cross-border distribution acumen.
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Special ReportWhy investors use sustainable fixed income ETFs
Sustainable fixed income investing is growing at a rapid rate as investors increasingly seek to address climate risks, meet new regulations, and adapt to new investment preferences. The majority of investors who are choosing indexed exposures to build their sustainable portfolios are currently following SRI indices, with 93% of AUM in sustainable fixed income UCITS ETFs tracking such indices.
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Special ReportETFs offer a firmer footing in shifting sands
The ETF market has experienced a sea change over the past few months. While net inflows of $463.8bn (€463.8bn) into ETFs and ETPs listed globally during the first half of 2022 are the second highest on record, the total value of assets in these products fell from $10.3trn at end-2021 to $8.9trn at the end of June 2022, according to research firm and consultancy ETFGI. There was a 6.4% fall in value during May alone.
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RFQ platforms and the institutional ETF trading revolution
What do ETFs, RFQ and ESG all have in common? Aside from being some of the most popular acronyms in the history of financial services, the three-letter abbreviations for exchange-traded funds (ETF), electronic request-for-quote (RFQ) trading, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) driven investing, have all come together at the centre of a revolution in asset management.
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Special ReportHow green are green derivatives?
On 6 April 2022 the European Commission announced that derivatives, including futures, swaps and many other instruments routinely used by ETF providers, cannot be classified as ESG or sustainable or green in investment fund reports.
