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Trustee engagement on ESG issues in emerging markets could lead to a spike in governance standards over developed economies, a sustainable investment group says.

Introducing environmental, social and governance criteria into an investor's stock selection process has no negative impact and is more likely to lead to outperformance over the longer term, research suggests.

UK institutional investors are still trailing other European countries, particularly France and the Nordics when it comes to sustainable investment, a leading proponent warns.

HONG KONG - The Mandatory Provident Fund has failed in its task to encourage additional savings, but pending legislation to encourage members to move their assets into other savings vehicles will do just that, said RCM.

Three Co-operative Group pension schemes have awarded diversified growth mandates to RCM.

GLOBAL - Pension funds are struggling to define sustainability with many automatically lumping thematic funds, like clean technology, into sustainable portfolios, said RCM.

Helen Morrissey surveys the state of the investment industry as it emerges from a tempestuous two years

GLOBAL - Pension funds are questioning the efficacy of traditional liability driven investment (LDI) strategies as the indices used to construct the strategies proved to be too backward-looking, Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) chief executive...

EUROPE - Equity manager RCM, a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors, is set to launch a diversified growth fund in the first quarter that invests only in exchange traded funds.