Key highlights from this special edition of the FFI:
- New capital flowing into ESG equity funds in Australia quadrupled in 2021, to A$3.0 bn. Flows surged in Q3 2021.
- Despite the boom, Australia still lags other markets when it comes to ESG equity investing.
- Local investors allocated $2 in every $10 to ESG equity funds in 2021, compared to $8 in every $10 in the UK.
- Australia leads in terms of allocating to ESG led fixed income funds, directing $4 in every $10 to fixed income funds with ESG strategies.