Some of world’s biggest asset managers ‘paying lip service’ to ESG October 2, 2019 There is a “significant discrepancy” between the pledges made by the world’s 50 largest asset managers on environmental, social and governance (ESG) and the action managers have actually taken on these issues, new research has found. Although the vast majority of the world’s 50 biggest asset managers – who manage a combined $50.6 trillion (£41.3 [...]
ISA Special February 8, 2021 How to use ISAs to power up your wealth We’re living through unprecedented times, and there’s never been more pressure for people to optimise their finances. Our new ISA Special aims to deliver the highest quality information to help our readers make their money work harder in ISAs. We’ll explore what’s driving investment decisions right [...]
Stop all that corporate drivel and get to the point July 29, 2019 Lots of recent heavy-duty research suggests that millennials and generation Z are different from other consumers. According to such studies, these younger generations care more about ethical issues and the environment, they want to know what their pensions and investments are being used for, and they want to buy from companies that have a higher [...]
A guide to good money: How to invest ethically and sustainably October 3, 2018 Good Money Week is now upon us. Launched in 2005, this campaign has nudged sustainable, responsible, and ethical financial products into the spotlight. And it’s the investment industry where this trend has really gained traction, with terms like socially responsible investing (SRI) and “impact investing” coming to the fore. Indeed, it wasn’t long ago that [...]
BP renews controversial sponsorship of top London museums and galleries July 28, 2016 BP's sponsorship of several of London's leading cultural attractions will continue for another five years despite the firm's declining profits as it struggles with low oil prices and the continued fallout from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The £7.5m commercial deal puts the name of the oil company alongside The British Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Royal Opera House and the [...]
As chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigns, will Volkswagen survive the emissions tests catastrophe? September 23, 2015 Bill Blain, strategist at Mint Partners. style ‘Donut’, says Yes Speculation that Volkswagen is doomed is way-wide of the mark. Suffer? Yes. Dead? By no means. Markets overreact – at some point its deeply discounted share price and suddenly toxic bond issues will be a screaming buy. The question is when – and it’s not [...]
Co-op Bank gets set to reject even more businesses – but is its ethical policy viable? January 20, 2015 How seriously do we take this? Pretty seriously.” So says the stern man getting “ethics and values” tattooed on his back in the Co-op Bank’s cinema ad boasting about its ethical policies. Even more serious than a tattoo – which was not actually tattooed on to the actor, by the way – is the fact [...]