“The world has become more digital, less global and more local,” says Amy Lo, co-head of the firm’s Asia Pacific wealth division.

There’s a lot to complain about these days, from the effectiveness of the government’s $3 trillion stimulus package to unlimited quantitative easing.

Fallout from the deepest worldwide downturn since the Great Depression has magnified economic and social inequality across the globe.

CEO Larry Fink announced a new focus on ESG in January, however the coronavirus has pushed a separate set of urgent issues into the forefront.

"Asset managers need to be faster and smarter to make the right bets in a fast-changing external environment.”

Managers who are can differentiate with solid ESG credentials stand to prosper, especially as a younger generation begins saving for investment.

While the sustainable industry accounts for less than 1% of the $20.7 trillion held in U.S. mutual funds and ETFs, the space is growing fast.

As proxy season nears, concerns grow around whether the manager is equipped to probe the companies in its funds to a more environmentally friendly line.

Investment in socially beneficial activities can be worthwhile. But it ignores the question of who decides what is beneficial.

In a new episode of Financial Planning’s In|Vest Podcast, the impact investing consultant explains what prompted her to start collecting accounts of harassment, assault and discrimination.