ESG Insights

Issue 17: SGX’s new green ETF; pricing stranded assets

Kenneth Lim
Published Mon, Aug 14, 2023 · 12:06 AM
    • Green investments may be going through a rough patch, but over the longer term their returns are holding up against non-green investments.
    • Green investments may be going through a rough patch, but over the longer term their returns are holding up against non-green investments. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    In this issue: Trying to understand the CSOP CGS-CIMB FTSE Asia Pacific Low Carbon Index ETF, while businesses confront the risks of their stranded assets.

    Singapore

    A new green ETF launches

    The newly minted, rolls-off-your-tongue CSOP CGS-CIMB FTSE Asia Pacific Low Carbon Index exchange-traded fund (ETF) launched on Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday (Sep 28), with an initial S$150 million assets under management at listing.