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Rapid Growth in EFTs with ESGs New Invesco study reveals that ETFs including ESG considerations see strong growth in terms of net new assets as investors believe ESG can enhance long term performance
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ore than half of institutional investors (55%) believe the majority of their ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) investments will be held in
in their portfolios said that, on average, one fifth (21%) of those assets are currently held in passive vehicles such as ETFs. Just under half (45%) of those investors plan to increase the amount they
two-thirds (68%) of institutional investors believe that the Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate the development and takeup of ESG investments further over the times, businesses have had to adapt in an
funds (ETFs) by 2025, according to new research study from Invesco.
years. Only 5% said they plan to decrease
The research also found that more than 42
access to healthcare, corporate culture and supply-chain sustainability are all core social (‘S’) ESG issues that rose to the
