Has ESG Funds Lost Its Mojo?

Jason Wong Jia Jun, Research Manager, FSMOne

25-Oct-22 09:30

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ESG funds have not been spared from the market rout and in fact have generally performed worse. This is due to ESG funds having a higher weightage towards the growth-oriented technology sector - and avoiding the energy sector, the best performing sector for this year. How have investors been embracing ESG Funds in light of all this? We speak to Jason Wong Jia Jun, Research Manager, FSMOne for some insights.

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Categories: Corporates, economy

Tags: esg, esg funds, technology sector,

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