Category Archives: ESG

We are not entitled to our lifestyles, we have to change!

Posted on November 8, 2021 by henry tapper

  I can afford to give up much of my lifestyle, because I’ve got a lot left over to cushion me –  Barack Obama – COPS 26 – 08/11/21   I listened to BBC Radio 4’s documentary on the  Nuremburg … Continue reading →

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Workplace Pensions with a Purpose

Posted on October 30, 2021 by henry tapper

I’ve been watching s “Pension with a Purpose” networking group develop. You can read about it here. The supply chain leads from asset managers to large pension funds but doesn’t quite reach the member – this is a member’s club … Continue reading →

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Should we have a say over the voting of our shares?

Posted on September 22, 2021 by henry tapper

It’s not often that you see a Linked in post that reads like this. But it’s not often that you read a Government paper that is this forthright. There is a gap between demand from clients – which needs to … Continue reading →

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TCFD is the green washing test for UK asset managers

Posted on January 3, 2021 by henry tapper

This post from David Crum of Minerva analytics is profoundly disturbing David Crum ASIP• 1stManaging Director – Asset Steward Solutions2w • Edited • 2 weeks ago   2020 – the year the investment industry dropped the ball on ‘Implementation Statements’ This … Continue reading →

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Write from your heart not to get read – and you’ll get read!

Posted on December 24, 2020 by henry tapper

  This blog does not indulge in maudlin retrospection and I am not about to publish a list of the my top 20 blogs of the year. I write for me and not my readership and though I’m very grateful … Continue reading →

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Watch and share – because where your pension invests – matters!

Posted on December 23, 2020 by henry tapper

The video is worth watching but more than that – it is worth sharing. It is latest (and at 65 seconds- the shortest) feature film of Richard Curtis’ career and it should be embedded into every ESG focused website aspiring … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson’s 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution

Posted on November 18, 2020 by henry tapper

This article first appeared in the Financial Times -17/11/20. To access the links you need to be an FT subscriber. Slowly but surely humanity is taking the upper hand in the fight against the virus. We have not won yet. … Continue reading →

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Why investors don’t have to choose between their values and their pocket books

Posted on October 26, 2020 by henry tapper

This opinion piece challenging the win-win sales pitch of ESG investing has generated a huge amount of comment. https://t.co/bbpTwxMm5J — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) October 25, 2020 I am a 58 year old investor whose pension pot is invested mainly in … Continue reading →

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L&G puts our money where its mouth is.

Posted on October 15, 2020 by henry tapper

  Putting our money where its mouth is When it comes to adopting environmental , social and governance tilts into funds, L&G and their investment arm LGIM have been to the fore. First they launched a global equity fund with … Continue reading →

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Changing the way our pensions work

Posted on August 27, 2020 by henry tapper

I expect that those few remaining trustees and members of IGCs and GAAs who are in denial of the value of ESG, will – in the face of the forthcoming Act and the detail within the consultation, step down. Continue reading →

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