IS ESG INVESTING DEAD ?

At first , the feel-good aspect of ESG investing – and subsequent returns – were a match made in heaven and everyone was happy . Unfortunately , the shine was taken off ESG investing during a swing between growth and value investing , with the growth-ier ESG investments taking a hit . As a double whammy , the regulator then stepped in to take a closer look at greenwashing and what ESG investing means to the end client . Since then , it ’ s felt like we ’ ve been in limbo waiting for guidance . Meanwhile , AI has become the new hot trade because everyone was seeing wonderful double-digit plus increases to their assets , and that has dominated what institutions , traders and clients have been talking about ever