Third of low-carbon funds invest in oil and gas stocks
Analysis highlights potential mismatch between investor expectations of green funds and reality A third of climate funds sold in the UK are invested in oil and gas companies, according to research that highlights concerns that investors could be misled by sustainable investment products. The analysis by leftwing think-tank Common Wealth also found that low-carbon funds […]
Why Socially Responsible Investing Is Likely To Gain Momentum Under Biden
Despite the Trump administration’s environmental policies investors and companies have rallied around sustainability. Get ready for a Biden boom in 2021. In the months leading up to the presidential election in 2016, socially responsible investing was gaining popularity on Wall Street. In February Larry Fink, CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, $7 trillion BlackRock […]
The world’s CFOs have a dire message for real-estate investors
Property investors are about to discover just how much the global fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has spread from deserted and cast-off buildings to their bottom lines. Hundreds of corporate executives tracked in earnings calls around the world in the past five months addressed the urgency to cut real-estate costs, according to an AI model […]
