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ESG investing: defence stocks as an ethical investmentAnalysis The definition of what counts as “ESG” investing is getting so vague, says Merryn Somerset Webb, that at some point it will cease to mean anything at all.
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Shareholder capitalism: the world’s most powerful asset manager wants you to have your sayAnalysis Under shareholder capitalism, the owners of the companies the big fund managers invest in are us – yet our voice is rarely heard. Now one asset manager, Larry Fink of Blackrock, could be about to give us a say. Merryn Somerset Webb looks at what he's proposing.
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Are ESG funds holding the right companies?Editor's letter A lot of ESG fund managers tend to plump for “techy stuff” in their funds. But that's a lazy approach, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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What lies behind the returns from ESG investing?Analysis Today’s mantra is that you don’t have to sacrifice performance if you own only ESG stocks. Yet that’s not logical
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Investing to tackle our toughest sustainability challengesAdvertisement Feature SPONSORED CONTENT - Liontrust’s Peter Michaelis explores the challenge of meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
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The world in 2041Advertisement Feature SPONSORED CONTENT - Peter Michaelis, head of the Liontrust Sustainable Investment team, looks to the future
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Why ESG investing is becoming the normOpinion A lot of investors say they want to put their money into “ESG” funds. But unless you actively opt for a “sin” fund jammed full of companies behaving badly, that’s probably what you’re getting anyway, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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If you’re looking for an “ESG” investment, why not try oil stocks?Opinion Investors looking to have their money do good shouldn’t sell out of miners and fossil-fuel companies, says Merryn Somerset Webb. That will just leave them in the hands of people who don’t care about doing good at all.
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Here’s why you need to take claims for ESG investing with a big pinch of saltAdvice Investing with environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues in mind is all the rage, and fund managers are jumping on the bandwagon. That means you need to be careful, says John Stepek.
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