the Labor Department said it wouldn’t enforce Trump-era rules for fund investments or proxy voting, nor will it sanction retirement plans that don’t comply with the regulations.

Such products attracted more than $32 billion in January and February, by far their best start to a year.

The RIA acquired the innovative practice while bulking up its social justice investing efforts and its wealth redistribution planning services.

Financial firms globally have raised about $25.5 billion of sustainable-linked debt this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Sustainable funds in the U.S. attracted $51.2 billion in 2020, more than double the previous calendar-year record.

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.

The firm hopes the software will help firms tap into growing demand for sustainable investing.

Some advisory firms have already started narrowing their lists of funds considered eligible for retirement plans based on Trump’s decision to overhaul ERISA.

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.

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.

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.

It won’t just change the composition of corporate board rooms. It may change conversations with clients too.

Funds tracking telemedicine, gaming and even pet care attracted $2.5 billion in November alone, according to Bloomberg data.

The rule has faced a host of criticism from investors, environmentalists, asset managers and others.

Complicating socially conscious investing is the fact the SEC doesn’t regulate how the category’s labeling is applied.

Refinitv’s Workspace will power the wirehouse’s investment research and risk assessment capabilities.

More than 130 fund management and financial advisory firms have written letters opposing the plan. And the complaints keep coming.

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.

Demand from clients has some advisors reconsidering sustainable investing strategies.

The agency would have us take a step backward and limit the use of forward-looking datasets.