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Environmental applications of metal-organic framework-based three-dimensional macrostructures: a review

Jan 10, 2025 | pubs.rsc.org | Cheng Chen |Zhejiang Normal |Liguo Shen |Boya Wang

Environmental applications of metal–organic framework-based three-dimensional macrostructures: a review Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) hold considerable promise for environmental remediation owing to their exceptional performance and distinctive structure.
Global ESG Funds Attract $10.4 Billion in Q3 2024

Oct 31, 2024 | kessler-prod.reta52d8.eas.morningstar.com | Hortense Bioy |Boya Wang

The global coverage of environmental, social, and governance open-end and exchange-traded funds attracted an estimated USD 10.4 billion of net new money in the third quarter of 2024, a notable uptick from the inflows of USD 6.3 billion in the second quarter and USD 4.8 billion in the first quarter. In Europe, flows into sustainable bond funds outstripped those into conventional bond funds.
Global ESG Funds Attract $10.4 Billion in Q3 2024

Oct 31, 2024 | flipboard.com | Hortense Bioy |Boya Wang

2 hours agoThe former president put together a splashy stunt to highlight Joe Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe. It does not seem to have gone over the way he intended. Political fortunes can change swiftly, especially at the bitter end of a contentious election. One day, a candidate might be at the top of the heap; the …
So, You’re Looking for a Fossil-Fuel-Free Fund. How to Tell Them Apart

Sep 19, 2024 | morningstar.com | Boya Wang

Fossil-fuel-free funds have emerged as a way for investors to contribute to climate action. But the term “fossil-fuel-free” can mean different things to different people. So, how to differentiate one from the other? Below, we assess the largest fossil-fuel-free funds in the US and globally. Using an array of Morningstar climate analysis tools, we looked for which funds come closest to fully excluding fossil fuels from their portfolios.
What interest rate cuts mean for annuities

Aug 14, 2024 | moneymarketing.co.uk | Billy Burrows |Ian McKenna |ian mckenna |Tony Wickenden |Boya Wang

Does the Bank of England cutting interest rates for the first time since 2020 earlier this month signal the start of cuts to annuity rates, too? The short answer? Yes. But the longer answer is that it depends on what happens in the bond markets. Annuity rates began to fall after the start of the credit crunch in 2008 and the downward spiral accelerated in 2011 until the 2016 EU referendum vote when they hit their lowest levels in living memory.
Roderic Rennison: Are you sale ready?

Aug 9, 2024 | moneymarketing.co.uk | Roderic Rennison |Boya Wang |Steve Conley

Based on the feedback we receive from our adviser clients, they receive at least two – often more – unsolicited emails each week from brokers offering to arrange the sale of their business for what appears to be ‘adventurous’ valuations. While most of these emails will land up in the metaphorical wastepaper bin, they can serve a purpose if they prompt owners of firms to become ‘sale ready’. Being sale ready doesn’t mean you want to sell immediately.
Quilter makes ‘good progress’ on efficiency drive with £26m savings

Aug 7, 2024 | moneymarketing.co.uk | Momodou Musa Touray |Boya Wang

Quilter has made “good progress” on its second stage simplification plans to make £50m cost savings by the end of 2025. In its half-year report, the business said it had made savings of £26m on a run-rate basis to the end of June 2024. It put these cost reductions down to the simplification of its governance and internal administration processes and its advice and high net worth initiatives.
Busting the myth that sustainable investing costs more

Aug 5, 2024 | moneymarketing.co.uk | Boya Wang |Momodou Musa Touray

Does sustainable investing cost more? This longstanding debate has left many divided and could be a key reason for many neglecting investment propositions in this space. It is commonly assumed the extra costs ESG funds typically incur, associated with specialist ESG data, research and expertise, are passed on to the end investor.
Winter Wonderland: Dissecting the polarised views of ESG

Dec 15, 2023 | esgclarity.com | Natalie Kenway |Boya Wang

In this year’s fun winter series for ESG Clarity, investment professionals in the sustainable investment industry answer questions on characters that would play them in panto, who needs to receive coal as a present, and ESG wishlists. Here, Boya Wang, ESG analyst at Morningstar, shares how we need to rethink the role of corporations, growing mismatches between what companies manage and measure, and the books he recommends reading.