Relative Return: Taking an ESG lens to active ETFs
In this episode of Relative Return, host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic chats with James Harwood, director and senior portfolio manager of the APAC region at Russell Investments, about ESG and active exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Listen as they discuss:
- Russell launching its first global equity ESG ETF in Australia.
- Why ESG vehicles are growing in popularity after a temporary lull.
- How an active ETF can potentially outperform passive ones.
- The downside of exclusionary screens in ESG.
- Ensuring an ESG fund doesn’t fall foul of ASIC’s greenwashing focus.
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