ESG funds have accounted for 84% of investments into equity funds in previous two years, with net inflows rising seven-fold since to a total of $15.1bn out of $18.1bn, according to the latest figures from Calastone.
There is a growing global shift in investing from active to passive funds, with active funds seeing $5.4bn in outflows in the past two years, while net inflows into passive/index funds reached $24.5bn, according to Calastone's global investor report. This switch to passive is consistent across all global markets, the report added. Annual ESG ETF inflows outweigh non-ESG for first time That said, ESG funds have enabled active equity funds to remain resilient, with $84 out of every net $100 invested entering the sector - a total of $15.1bn out of $18.1bn since 2019. Net inflows rose ...
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