Webinar on ESG-related fund name changes and their impact on investment flows

ESMA experts presented the findings from their recent TRV article and took questions from the audience. The article analyses the evolution of ESG-related fund names and their impact on fund inflows. First, it examines the growing prevalence of ESG-related names, noting a significant increase in funds with ESG-related words in their names. Then, it explores the shift toward more standardised ESG terminology, with terms like ‘ESG’ becoming increasingly dominant among the words added to fund names in recent years. Finally, it assesses the effect of ESG-related name changes on fund inflows.