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EQ features regularly in the mainstream media and in trade publications: here is a selection of recent articles featuring commentary by the team.

Friday, August 7, 2020

A fifth of over 50s retirement plans impacted by Covid-19

Matt Lewis chartered financial planner (CFP) at EQ Investors says: “Markets continue to be choppy and for those investors with a UK bias in their pension fund (or a default holding) they will need to review. The FTSE 100 has not had the same recovery as the US which could see pension funds lower. Read more
Thursday, August 6, 2020

Climate change ETFs: What is all the fuss about?

Louisiana Salge, impact specialist at EQ Investors, highlighted a big oversight from the index providers when constructing these climate indices. “Often these indices are built looking at Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions data as input, only,” Salge said. “This is a huge flaw in our view, given that for some industries, 80%+ of a businesses’ emissions come from Scope 3 emissions.” Read more
Thursday, July 16, 2020

Analysing the dramatic rise of ESG ETFs

EQ's Damien Lardoux features in the sixth edition of ETF Stream’s webinar series, exploring one of the biggest trends in finance, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. Read more