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BNY Mellon teams up with MSCI ESG research
01 March 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The partnership will support global issuers in identifying risks and will provide its depository receipts clients with the means to measure how the market perceives them from an ESG perspective

Societe Generale boosts ESG reporting
22 November 2017 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The new solution allows institutional investors and asset managers to rate their investments against ESG indicators

SEDCO Capital launches ethical investment platform
11 October 2017 Jeddah
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The strategy, which officially launched in August, integrates a Shariah-compliant investment approach with ethical investment, stressing the importance of due diligence and using environmental, social and governance criteria

Gestar acquires ESG solution provider ISS
08 September 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Genstar Capital is to acquire Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions, from Vestar Capital Partners

BNY Mellon wins mandate from sustainable investment specialist Arabesque
07 Seotember 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Asset management firm Arabesque has selected BNY Mellon and FundVantage Trust to support the distribution of its new Arabesque Systematic USA Fund

World’s pension funds return to form in 2016
05 September 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The world’s largest pension funds increased their assets under management by 6.1 percent in 2016, and are now worth $15.7 trillion, according Willis Towers Watson

BNP Paribas: ESG investment seeing increased interest
25 May 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The survey report noted that 77 percent of asset owners already incorporate ESG aspects into their strategies

AxiomSL appoints new CEO for APAC
28 April 2017 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Peter Tierney has joined AxiomSL as CEO for the Asia Pacific region, based in Singapore

ESG key for millennial investors
22 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Millennial investors find environmental, social and governance factors to be important, but their return expectations are unrealistic

ESG changing the face of asset management
21 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The role of the asset manager is evolving as a more challenging regulatory environment and changing demographics bring environmental, social and governance issues to the fore

BNP Paribas commits to responsible investment
07 September 2016 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

BNP Paribas Securities Services has signed up to the principles for responsible investment (PRI)...

BNP Paribas release new investment planning tool
16 June 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNP Paribas Securities Services has developed a platform to enable its clients to better manage environmental, social and governance factors in their investment planning...