Keyword: responsible investing

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Getting to know OPTrust’s new president and CEO Peter Lindley

It’s been one month since Peter Lindley, the OPSEU Pension Trust’s new president and chief executive officer, started the role. With an engineering degree and a more than 30-year career in finance under his belt, Lindley’s most recent role was president and head of investments at State Street Global Advisors. “When I went to work […]

Global institutional investors increasingly shifting to ESG approach: survey

Globally, institutional investors are shifting more of their assets to an environmental, social and governance-based approach, with year-over-year increases in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., according to a new survey by RBC Global Asset Management. Regionally, the percentage of survey respondents that reported using ESG principles “significantly” as opposed to “somewhat” rose slightly in […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 17, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:15
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The majority (85 per cent) of global investment professionals said responsible investing is at least somewhat important to their organization, up from 68 per cent in 2018, according to a new survey by Aon. The survey found this growth occurred across all geographic regions and institutional investor types, including corporate pension plans, public pensions, defined […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 7, 2019 January 6, 2021
  • 08:45
‘Staggering increase’ in global focus on responsible investing: survey

The majority (85 per cent) of global investment professionals said responsible investing is at least somewhat important to their organization, up from 68 per cent in 2018, according to a new survey by Aon. The survey found this growth occurred across all geographic regions and institutional investor types, including corporate pension plans, public pensions, defined […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 3, 2019 November 11, 2020
  • 09:00
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The Principles for Responsible Investment has announced the winners of its inaugural awards. In the category of Active Ownership Project of the Year, Platform Living Wage Financials, a group of 11 financial institutions representing over 2.3 trillion euros in assets under management took the top spot, a case study posted on the PRI’s website said. […]

  • By: Staff
  • September 13, 2019 January 9, 2021
  • 10:25
Beyond the ESG Checklist

Where responsible investing meets risk management

  • By: Cindy Rose
  • January 8, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:53