Exclusive: BlackRock's flagship LifePath strategy to target 50%+ ESG by mid-2021

Hope William-Smith
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More than half of BlackRock’s flagship UK defined contribution (DC) default fund’s assets will be invested in ESG strategies by June 2021.

LifePath, which opened in 1997, is part of a series of target-date funds designed specifically for UK DC pension scheme savers and provides members with access to 12 asset classes invested through ...

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