ESG investing

There's no longer room for scepticism: doubt, and you'll miss out. The trio of concerns at the heart of ESG investment now have the attention of world leaders, and...

You might assume a company whose business model revolves entirely around gambling would automatically be disqualified from any ESG ranking system. But as the following...

As long-term investors, we understandably care about the quality of our investments now. But it is the future direction of these companies where we can realise the...

The retrofitting of global energy systems designed to run on fossil fuels is a shift unsurpassed by anything since the industrial revolution. While on the surface it...

Like many others, the COVID-19 lock-downs were an opportunity to develop new hobbies. One of my new hobbies was to join a film club. A few months ago, we watched ‘The...

By 2025, Global ESG assets are on track to exceed $53 trillion, representing more than a third of the $140.5 trillion in projected total assets under management,...

A disappointing roadshow lunch. In 2016, I attended a roadshow lunch for an upcoming initial public offering (IPO). This was of course in the “good old days” before...

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) was an IPO while I was working at Patersons (now Canaccord) in Perth during 2003 and it became a significant holding of the UCITS...

2020 was planet Earth’s hottest on record - a fact that many would be forgiven for missing in what can only be described as a tumultuous year. Outside of the COVID...

Large-scale power cuts caused by ageing coalfired utilities are just one of several reasons why Octopus Investments Australia is prepping its new $100 million fund to...