Asset managers are not ‘the environmental police,’ says BlackRock’s Larry Fink
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has reasserted the importance of climate risk in investment decisions but played down the role of asset...
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The week in investor relations: ADNOC Gas IPO raises record sum, ESG backlash poses material risk and Chinese investors fear economic policies
– ADNOC Gas set the final IPO price on the higher side of its range, at 2.37 Dhiram (Dh) per share, implying a market cap (at time...
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Institutional investors predict ‘moderate’ recession, finds survey
Institutional investors believe a moderate downturn is the most likely outcome of central bank interest-rate hikes, according to a...
Sharp drop in investors predicting recession, reports Bank of America
For some time now investors have debated whether the global economy will experience a soft or hard landing following months of...
Osmosis wins record $4.5 bn ESG mandate from Dutch pension fund
ESG specialist Osmosis Investment Management has received an allocation of $4.5 bn from a Dutch pension fund in one of the largest...
Retail investor education needs to improve, say webinar speakers
Investor education needs to improve as retail shareholders gain more say in how companies are run, argued participants on a recent...
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The week in investor relations: ESG debate soars, UK oil businesses slapped and China’s regional investors gain confidence
– Bank of America chief executive Brian Moynihan said current efforts to produce a set of official global standards on ESG issues...
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James Beech talks to Chris Weltzer, portfolio manager, Balyasny Asset Management
James Beech talks to Chris Weltzer, portfolio manager at Balyasny Asset Management, about how investors are managing risks in...
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Geopolitical tensions and the role of IR
This year, geopolitical uncertainty is likely to continue to define much of the global economy. The ongoing war in Europe and...
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European ESG ETFs grab 65 percent of inflows in 2022, finds Morningstar
While companies with high ESG scores often underperformed the market in 2022, inflows to ESG ETFs in Europe remained strong...
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