Category Archives: funds & pension funds

Fondo Cometa raising the Esg issue in Italy

Posted on April 11, 2016 by andytuit

Not so many years ago, one couldn’t believe Italy’s pension funds would be able to promote initiatives in the field of socially responsible investments that you may consider

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The name of the game is fiduciary duty

Posted on September 7, 2015 by andytuit

What is “fiduciary duty”? That’s probably one of the biggest questions, if not the biggest at all, when it comes to the way institutional investors approach Sri

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Sri label starting in Germany in 2015

Posted on January 13, 2015 by andytuit

The first Sri fund in Europe was launched in the Uk in the ‘80s. As first mover, the Uk Sri market for at least two decades has been the european leader. In recent years, however, the French Sri market

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Pension funds (members) will save the world?

Posted on September 12, 2014 by andytuit

Is the one in the headline a legitimate question to ask? IMHO I think so, looking at what happened in the last few months, if not weeks. But let’s put some things in order.

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Italy’s pension funds move together on engagement

Posted on July 17, 2014 by andytuit

Italy is finally gearing up for collective engagement initiatives on Esg matters, so far one of the biggest gaps in the Italian Sri movement. Below you can find a draft letter that Assofondipensione (Italian Pension Funds Association) is going to … Continue reading →

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