Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investmentsBY MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024 4:22PMThe Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the largest managers of retirement savings in the world, has dumped the ESG index it had been using for its passive investments in previous years. Read more: GPIF, MSCI, Mizayono Masataka Related News |
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