ESG
Investment | 8 May 15
Responsible but never boring – eight tips for ESG investing
Ask the average money manager for an honest view of “Responsible Investment” or “Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)” – and they’ll either tell you it’s hippy stuff with no commercial value, or that it’s a niche interest which has done little to change their investment processes.
Investment | 7 May 15
Axa Wealth Int’l posts Q1 growth amid ‘challenging’ market
Axa Wealth International has seen funds under management grow by nearly £0.5bn throughout the first quarter of 2015, as the wider Axa Wealth group records across-the-board growth.
Court rules French social taxes unjust
Non-French residents will no longer have to pay social charges on unfurnished rental income or capital gains on French property after the taxes were ruled as “discriminatory” by the European Court of Justice.
Alternatives | 25 Mar 15
Concerns for ESG criteria growing says survey
Investors around the world are paying increasing attention to environmental, social and governmental (ESG) factors as a way of delivering good returns within alternative investments, according to new research.
UK trailing behind EU countries ethical investment
Britain lags significantly behind some of its European counterparts when it comes to investing in ethical and sustainable financial products, according to new research.