Factor Strategies with ESG integration
Video
July 30, 2021
We have seen significant factor rotations in the last year as the macro economic cycle turned. There has been an exponential growth of ESG investing and increasing demand from investors to incorporate ESG principles into their factor portfolios. Anthony Kruger, Director, EMEA Head of Factor ETFs at BlackRock and Hitendra Varsani, Executive Director, Global Solutions Research at MSCI discuss the latest factor updates and how investors can integrate factors and ESG to help improve long-term performance and reduce risk.
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