Why Axa is steering clear of green bond funds

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Indira Vergis

Nov 8, 2017

Put off by the track record of some of these products, the French insurer is seeking other ways to play the ESG theme.

Issuance of green bonds has been steadily rising in recent years, and in turn so has the number of funds dedicated to investing in thembut not all...

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