ESG or not, fund flows drive rallies

Environment, social and governance (ESG) principles are the key metrics for institutional funds and research houses in dictating fund flows and this has impacted two sectors on Bursa Malaysia – oil and gas (O&G) and plantation.

BACK on Oct 2, 2021, I wrote in this column about the importance of social good in financial markets.

Environment, social and governance (ESG) principles are the key metrics for institutional funds and research houses in dictating fund flows and this has impacted two sectors on Bursa Malaysia – oil and gas (O&G) and plantation.