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ESG jobs in finance come with a bigger paycheck, data show
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 19, 2023
ESG jobs in finance come with a bigger paycheck, data show

Hiring and compensation for industry position with 'ESG' in the title have increased, Revelio Labs found.

Sustainable investing practice brings advisor 'perfect' clients
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 19, 2023
Sustainable investing practice brings advisor 'perfect' clients

Ninety-eight percent of Eric Souder's clients are invested in socially responsible portfolios he runs that are built with institutional shares of mutual funds.

Impax North America president Keefe to retire
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2023
Impax North America president Keefe to retire

Joe Keefe, who has led the group and its precursor since 2005, will be replaced by Ed Farrington, the group's head of distribution.

Fund shops focused on ESG despite pushback, reports show
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2023
Fund shops focused on ESG despite pushback, reports show

More than half of US asset managers see ESG as a high priority, and many are adding staff to support that.

SEC's Crenshaw sees potential overlap in EU-US climate rules
INVESTING ESG MAY 17, 2023
SEC's Crenshaw sees potential overlap in EU-US climate rules

The watchdog agency teed up a sweeping proposal in March 2022 intended to standardize the types of disclosures public companies make about greenhouse gas reduction goals.

GOP attorneys general go after climate-minded insurers
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 17, 2023
GOP attorneys general go after climate-minded insurers

The Republican AGs are examining net-zero goals that insurance companies have agreed to as part of an industry group.

Bank group led by Barclays, Morgan Stanley nearing deal on CO2 disclosure
INVESTING ESG MAY 17, 2023
Bank group led by Barclays, Morgan Stanley nearing deal on CO2 disclosure

The agreement would move efforts forward on calculating and disclosing the carbon footprints of the industry’s capital-markets operations.

As You Sow shines light on fossil fuels in 401(k) bond funds
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2023
As You Sow shines light on fossil fuels in 401(k) bond funds

An analysis tool on its Invest Your Values site gives participants a peek into the exposure their plans have.

SEC's delay on climate disclosure rule leaves companies in limbo
INVESTING FINTECH MAY 12, 2023
SEC's delay on climate disclosure rule leaves companies in limbo

Few companies have goals in place that would reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in line with Paris goals, according to MSCI.

NYC pension funds sued for selling fossil-fuel assets
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2023
NYC pension funds sued for selling fossil-fuel assets

Plaintiffs claim the three pension funds breached their fiduciary duty when they sold roughly $4 billion in fossil-fuel investments in 2021.

House hearing on ESG paints picture of two different Americas
INVESTING ESG MAY 11, 2023
House hearing on ESG paints picture of two different Americas

Representatives took jabs at the other party and expressed opposing views on the potential of ESG.

S&P expands focus on biodiversity risk data
INVESTING FINTECH MAY 10, 2023
S&P expands focus on biodiversity risk data

New data on 17,000 companies is available using a methodology developed in conjunction with the UN Environment Programme.

More ESG ETFs close as issuers lose patience
INVESTING ESG MAY 09, 2023
More ESG ETFs close as issuers lose patience

Just 58 sustainable exchange-traded funds launched globally in the first quarter, down from 101 that were introduced during the same period last year.

Maine legislators halt bill opposed to use of ESG factors
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2023
Maine legislators halt bill opposed to use of ESG factors

State pension professionals argued against it, saying the legislation would limit investment considerations.

The Bud Light case for ESG
INVESTING OPINION MAY 05, 2023
The Bud Light case for ESG

The 'anti-woke' crowd found a boogeyman in Anheuser-Busch just as it has with ESG broadly.

ESG could have saved Silicon Valley Bank
INVESTING OPINION MAY 05, 2023
ESG could have saved Silicon Valley Bank

One of the nation’s largest banks experienced a series of governance lapses that resulted in the mismanagement of interest-rate risk.

Strive Asset Management fills leadership vacuum created by CEO's run for president
INVESTING ESG MAY 04, 2023
Strive Asset Management fills leadership vacuum created by CEO's run for president

Chief investment officer Matt Cole takes on the added role of CEO at the disruptive new asset management shop after Vivek Ramaswamy's departure.

Florida's new law makes ESG murkier
INVESTING ESG MAY 03, 2023
Florida's new law makes ESG murkier

The law is the 'farthest-reaching' of the actions various states have taken to restrict the use of environmental, social and governance considerations.

Why the ESG backlash has little effect on corporations
INVESTING OPINION MAY 03, 2023
Why the ESG backlash has little effect on corporations

Politicians' manufactured controversies are having minimal impact in boardrooms.

Hennessy Advisors picks up more assets to support new ESG ETF
INVESTING ESG MAY 02, 2023
Hennessy Advisors picks up more assets to support new ESG ETF

The firm will fold the $70 million of assets it bought from Community Capital Management into its first ETF, an ESG-focused product, which it recently launched with acquired assets.