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Morningstar to acquire Sustainalytics

mschmit — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:39:03 +0000

Two big players in the investment research space are joining forces. Morningstar Inc., a U.S.-based independent research firm is fully acquiring Sustainalytics, a Dutch-domiciled firm specializing in environmental, social, and governance ratings and research. Morningstar already took on a 40 per cent ownership stake in Sustainalytics in 2017 and will be buying the remaining 60 […]

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How can institutional investors capture South Korea’s next wave of growth?

mschmit — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:38:53 +0000

Looking at South Korea today, it’s hard to believe the country was one of the world’s poorest just a few decades ago. But since the 1960s, its economy has been growing quickly. “In fact, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, it had one of the highest growth rates in the world, and at times in […]

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Caisse teams up with climate-focused family office syndicate

mschmit — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 04:59:18 +0000

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is teaming up with New York-based, non-profit Clean, Renewable and Environmental Opportunities Family Office Syndicate to foster more capital towards climate-related investments. CREO is a group of global family offices interested in investing towards the transition to an environmentally friendly economy, with particular focus on clean energy, […]

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Climate Change Knowledge M.I.A in Canada’s Boardrooms

mschmit — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 06:41:16 +0000

Institutional investors want ‘climate competency’ in Canada’s boardrooms: report

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U of T Says No to Divestment

mschmit — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 06:22:03 +0000

University hangs on to fossil fuel holdings

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Five Questions to Ask About ESG

mschmit — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 23:48:39 +0000

From a slave trade response to thematic investing, SRI has come a long way.

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Long-Term Positioning for Environmental Risks

mschmit — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:08:59 +0000

Institutions and climate change.

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