Calm heads make a welcome return to ESG debate Opinion In May 2022, HSBC’s head of responsible investing, Stuart Kirk, took to the stage at a City conference and did something extraordinary; he criticised the financial services industry’s obsession with climate change. With a degree of candour that would ultimately cost him his job, Kirk said “I feel like it’s getting a little bit out [...]
Fund managers made ‘ridiculously extravagant claims’ on ESG, Aberdeen boss says Business Fund managers have made a “huge mistake” with their “ridiculously extravagant claims” on ESG investing, the boss of asset management giant Aberdeen has said amid a global retreat from ethical funds. Sir Douglas Flint told the City Week conference that investors had adopted a mindset of “we’re not really about investing money, we’re just jolly [...]
Etoro: ‘We could still float in London but things need to change’ Investing The UK boss of trading platform Etoro has opened up about what the London Stock Exchange has to do to win its backing.
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