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Recent Copia ESG Webinar with Guy Opperman MP, Andrew Walsh of UBS and Knut Bitustøyl of MSCI
5 March 2021In March 2020 Copia Capital Management launched a range of ESG risk rated portfolios. Markets were in freefall on the back of the outbreak of Covid-19, there was great uncertainty…
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ESG: A closer look at the coming changes for Advisers
26 January 2021I need to kick off by confirming some of the assumptions that support this article. When I refer to new rules, these rules do not actually exist yet. Unless the…
Read moreGuest Spot: ESG and Sustainable Finance – Part 2
11 January 2021The second of a two-part look at the impact of proposed regulatory changes on financial advice by Lee Coates OBE, Ethical Money and ESG Consultant The observant amongst you will…
Read moreJoe Biden on climate change: What does the new President Elect have in store for tackling the world crisis?
8 January 2021The month of November started with the world on tenterhooks, watching and waiting for the result of the US election. Unlike most recent elections, this time the system had to…
Read moreGuest Spot: Incorporating Client Attitude to ESG
7 December 2020The first of a two-part look at the impact of proposed regulatory changes on financial advice by Lee Coates OBE, Ethical Money and ESG Consultant As Mr Dylan would have it, the times…
Read moreHelping your clients get a slice of the ETF cake
21 September 2020ETFs celebrate their 30th birthday in this year with the first successful ETF having been launched in Canada in March 1990. The global ETF market is growing fast, reaching $6.35 trillion at the end of December 2019 – a very significant rise from $4.3 trillion in 2017…
Read moreESG during Covid-19 – a new era for the world and investing?
18 June 2020ESG or Sustainability has grown in popularity recently due to Covid19 and market forces as well as the many related industry innovations.
Read moreGuest Spot: Responsible investing with a track record
15 April 2020King & Shaxson have been managing ethical portfolios since 2002, in March this year they celebrated the 10-year anniversary of their Model Portfolio Service.
Read moreGuest Spot: Five Big ESG Themes for 2020 and the Funds to Capture Them
14 February 2020In this Guest Spot we hear from Patrick Thomas, investment director and head of ESG investing at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management. As well as outlining the five ESG themes for 2020,…
Read moreGuest Spot: What should you look for in ESG investments?
8 January 2020Don’t get greenwashed into poor investment decisions – Follow a credible ESG rating and do proper research. As I write, world leaders are gathered in Madrid, entering the second week…
Read moreDoes ESG investing impair performance?
12 December 2019Ethical investing, socially responsible investing or ESG investing – the label changes but it’s been around for years and the sentiment is broadly the same, to invest your money in…
Read moreMeeting the growing demand for ESG investing
11 December 2019With more and more clients seeking to invest sustainably, how do you ensure that you can meet the demand? Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t just the rising influence of…
Read moreGuest Spot: The time is right for sustainable investing
1 October 2019The time is right for sustainable investing The sustainable investment space has developed dramatically in recent years. At the start of 2018, global sustainable investment reached US$30.7 trillion – an…
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