On Wednesday this week, Danish AkademikerPension communicated that the ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza is in breach with their policy for responsible investments. “In AkademikerPension, we take a systematic approach to monitoring sovereigns against our policy for responsible Investments. In this case, our monitoring has identified violations of human rights, and we have therefore decided to exclude the State of Israel and state-controlled enterprises from our investment universe,” says Jens Munch Holst, CEO of AkademikerPension. In a post at LinkedIn, Jens Munch Holst adds that “the exclusion has no impact on the return, as we do not have investments in Israeli government bonds or companies”.
The trend of asset managers launching active ETFs continues with Schroders this week unveiling the launch of its active exchange traded funds (ETF) capability in Europe. In a press release, the asset managers says that the launch builds on its existing ETF capabilities in the US and Australia, “providing wider global access to its market-leading active management expertise via an ETF wrapper”. The two ETFs are Schroder Global Equity Active UCITS ETF and Schroder Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Active UCITS ETF. “Schroders is bringing more than 220 years of active investment expertise into European active ETFs for the firstIf you’re new to Tell Media Group, create an account.
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