##  [# Hot Reads: ESG Unbowed in Europe](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-esg-unbowed-europe) 

 

# Hot Reads: ESG Unbowed in Europe

 

 

 Plus, why Morgan Stanley chose to embrace ESG in its new ETF lineup.



 

 

 

 

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[By Heather Bell](/contributors/heather-bell)

 Feb 15, 2023

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[**Interest in Low-Carbon Strategies Growing, European ETF Survey Finds**](https://www.pionline.com/esg/interest-low-carbon-strategies-growing-european-etf-survey-finds) (Pensions &amp; Investments)  
 Most investors expect Europe's ESG ETF market to remain stable or expand this year, according to a recent survey.

[**Morgan Stanley Doubles Down on ESG Despite the Politics**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-15/morgan-stanley-picks-tricky-moment-to-bolster-esg-lineup?sref=MAODZZNF) (Bloomberg)  
 The firm is offering a slew of new financial products in the face of Republican politicization of the investment strategy.

[**What European Business Makes of the Green-Subsidy Race**](https://www.economist.com/business/2023/02/14/what-european-business-makes-of-the-green-subsidy-race) (The Economist)  
 A lesson from America’s Inflation Reduction Act is that size isn’t everything.

[**Large Hong Kong-Listed ETFs Showed Resilience in 2022**](https://www.ft.com/content/bd791159-d132-44bb-8242-3956bbb7c777) (Financial Times)  
 But many smaller rivals focused on China and the tech sector suffered a terrible year as investors fled.

[**US Stock Market Returns Over Rolling 1/5/10/20 Year Periods**](https://ritholtz.com/2023/02/u-s-stock-market-returns-over-rolling-1-5-10-20-year-periods/) (The Big Picture)  
 A look at historical returns cam provide some context for investors.

[**How to Pay 0% Capital Gains Taxes With a Six-Figure Income in 2023**](https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/15/heres-how-much-you-can-make-in-2023-and-pay-0percent-capital-gains-taxes.html) (CNBC)  
 The IRS made dozens of inflation adjustments for 2023, including the long-term capital gains brackets, applying to investments held for more than one year.

[**Choosing Between Look-Alike ETFs &amp; Mutual Funds**](https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/choosing-between-look-alike-etfs-and-mutual-funds) (Kiplinger’s)  
 If you're trying to choose between ETFs and mutual funds, some factors to help you decide are how you trade and the type of account you plan to use.



 

 

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  Heather Bell is a former managing editor of etf.com. She has also held editorial positions at Dow Jones Indexes and Lehman Brothers. Bell is a…   [View Bio](/contributors/heather-bell)

 



 

 


 Related Topics  [ESG](http://www.etf.com/topics/esg) 

 [Socially Responsible](http://www.etf.com/topics/socially-responsible) 

 [Europe](http://www.etf.com/topics/europe) 

 [Hong Kong](http://www.etf.com/topics/hong-kong)