ESG
ESG
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Financial firms globally have raised about $25.5 billion of sustainable-linked debt this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
February 16 -
Sustainable funds in the U.S. attracted $51.2 billion in 2020, more than double the previous calendar-year record.
February 10 -
Funds focused on ESG factors added a record $6.2 billion in January amid the increasing odds that Biden’s energy policies will be enacted.
February 2 -
The firm hopes the software will help firms tap into growing demand for sustainable investing.
January 27 -
Some advisory firms have already started narrowing their lists of funds considered eligible for retirement plans based on Trump’s decision to overhaul ERISA.
January 27 -
President Biden has picked Allison Herren Lee, a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the acting chair of the SEC, as nominee Gary Gensler waits in the wings as a more permanent chair once he is confirmed by the Senate.
January 21 -
ETFs targeting the hottest investment themes have lost as much as 5% per year on a risk-adjusted basis between 2000 and 2019, research shows.
January 21 -
The flood follows a strong Democratic showing in last week’s runoff elections in Georgia, which tipped the Senate’s control to President-elect Biden’s party.
January 11 -
It won’t just change the composition of corporate board rooms. It may change conversations with clients too.
December 14 -
Funds tracking telemedicine, gaming and even pet care attracted $2.5 billion in November alone, according to Bloomberg data.
November 16 -
The rule has faced a host of criticism from investors, environmentalists, asset managers and others.
November 3 -
Complicating socially conscious investing is the fact the SEC doesn’t regulate how the category’s labeling is applied.
October 26 -
Refinitv’s Workspace will power the wirehouse’s investment research and risk assessment capabilities.
October 23 -
More than 130 fund management and financial advisory firms have written letters opposing the plan. And the complaints keep coming.
October 21 -
Innovation is key in today's dynamic market. Suni Harford, president, asset management at UBS walks us through two significant innovations she drove in the asset management industry this year — including a ground-breaking approach to climate change and sustainable investing.
October 15 -
Demand from clients has some advisors reconsidering sustainable investing strategies.
October 2 -
The agency would have us take a step backward and limit the use of forward-looking datasets.
September 29 -
Investor advocates, religious groups and proponents of ESG investing argue the changes are a gift to business lobbyists that will muzzle corporate critics.
September 24 -
A State Street fund avoiding crude holdings has beaten the S&P 500 by 3.6 percentage points since its inception, generating an annual return of 12.9%.
September 23 -
The fund giants voted for 99% of U.S. directors proposed by the energy, utility, banking and automotive companies reviewed by nonprofit research group Majority Action.
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