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Sustainable Investing
Influencing for good: 20 years of engagement
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The way investors conduct engagement has transformed. From a niche approach largely confined to mission-orientated investors, engagement is now a mainstream investor activity. The success of the Climate Action 100+ initiative in bringing together investors, representing close to US$40 trillion in assets, shows how far we have come.
Sustainable Investing
Green bonds: Financing the transition to a new economy
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Green bonds are a type of fixed income instrument where the proceeds raised are used to finance clearly defined projects that have environmental benefits. Projects financed include renewable energy, water conservation, energy efficiency, green buildings, clean transport and sustainable land use.
Sustainable Investing
Performance with principles: How can ESG investing support financial returns?
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When ethical funds were in their infancy, a common assumption was that funds that incorporate ESG characteristics, and in particular those with a strict ethical screen applied, must necessarily involve a trade-off with performance.But over time, the debate about performance has turned on its head. Increasingly, investors recognize the potential financial materiality of issues such as corporate governance, labor management and environmental performance — and history is littered with examples of companies that have neglected these issues and paid the financial price.
Sustainable Investing
An Investor's Guide to Understanding Federated's Money Management
Overview of Federated's approach to managing money market funds, including process, philosophy and intensive credit analysis.
Manager & Investment Selection
Beware 'greenwashing'
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Increasingly, managers are integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment process and beginning to actively engage with companies.
Sustainable Investing
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The SDGs are a universal set of goals, targets and indicators for global development.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Growth vs. value? There’s a place for both
Historically, growth and value have behaved differently across varying market environments, suggesting that investors may benefit from having a strategic allocation to both styles of investing. We build a case for why there’s a place for both in a portfolio.
Business Development
BMO Wealth Institute Flyer
Gain insights into financial decision making to prepare for better conversations with your clients around all aspects of wealth planning, including retirement, estate, taxes and insurance. Check-out the BMO Wealth Institute reports for ideas.
Sustainable Investing
ESG Investing: A Social Uprising
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Whether a true believer in ESG investing or new to the concept, benefit from a deeper understanding on how ESG integration generates risk-adjusted returns.
Sustainable Investing
The ABCs of ESG
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ESG Investing includes the analysis of environmental, social and corporate governance risk factors into the investment process to gain a more expansive view of the risks faced by companies and the impact of these factors on potential returns.