Japan, Taiwan, Korea lead 75% rise in ESG fund inflows
After earlier signs of weakening Asia's ESG fund flows leapt up in the third quarter. Japan, Taiwan and South Korea registered particularly strong demand, according to Morningstar.
Investors in Japan, Korea and Taiwan supported a 75% rise in investments into environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked funds in Asia during the third quarter, which reached a record $8.7 billion, according to fund research provider Morningstar.
The rise was well ahead of the global increase in total ESG assets, which registered a 14% increase during the third quarter to reach $80.5 billion. But the figures also reveal how small Asia Pacific's ESG fund assets are, with the…
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