“How many minority-owned ETFs do you know?” an advisor asks.

The framework provides asset managers with a set of recommended actions, metrics and methodologies to help them meet the “net-zero emissions” goal by 2050.

Trading under the ticker EFIV, the fund will exclude companies involved with tobacco-related products and weapons.

An iShares ETF investing in companies it says has “positive environmental, social and governance characteristics” has more than tripled gains of the S&P 500.

At the height of pandemic-related job losses, 18.9% of Americans with disabilities were unemployed, data show.

A typical investment for Nuveen's $5.8 billion impact investing unit these days ranges from $20 million to $60 million, says its co-head.

The current proposal “would lead to worse outcomes for plan participants as plan sponsors shied away from assessing ESG risks in selecting investments,” the research firm says.

Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia said retirement plans aren’t for “furthering social goals or policy objectives that are not in the financial interest of the plan.”

The industry’s lack of Black people and other minorities may explain why the world of social investing has fallen short on pushing corporations on race.

All of the funds in the suite carry a 0.18% expense ratio.

The fund from ETFMG Managers Group will track companies focused on testing and treatments of infectious diseases.

In the months since CEO Larry Fink’s push to focus the firm’s efforts on ESG, the investing landscape has changed more than anyone could have anticipated.

An advisor whose family has been “irrevocably harmed by police brutality” calls on industry peers and their clients to spark positive change.

The decade’s top performers also outpaced broader markets over the short term.

The funds will be used to support housing, job training and aid for small businesses in communities that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

Sustainable investing offered more downside protection during the market downturn, according to recent data from Backend Benchmarking and research from asset managers.

In the first-quarter’s coronavirus-driven market decline, 94% of sustainable indexes outperformed, BlackRock research shows.

The firm said that 88% of sustainable indexes did better than their non-sustainable counterparts in the first four months of 2020.

“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.