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Fund companies, in no-win situation, test shareholder proxy voting
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 10, 2023
Fund companies, in no-win situation, test shareholder proxy voting

BlackRock, Schwab, Vanguard and State Street could be inviting a political backlash with proxy voting campaigns aimed at avoiding a political backlash.

Fidelity readies ESG target-date series
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 10, 2023
Fidelity readies ESG target-date series

The firm would be one of several companies providing sustainable target-date funds in the US.

Putnam launches sustainable target-date series for retirement savers
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 10, 2023
Putnam launches sustainable target-date series for retirement savers

The target-date funds will invest in actively managed sustainable and ESG-focused exchange-traded funds managed by Putnam.

Growing demand for diversity investment products
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 09, 2023
Growing demand for diversity investment products

Firms are developing more products focused on equal opportunities and gender issues, Cerulli found.

BlackRock sustainability policy and engagement leader to depart
INVESTING ESG FEB 08, 2023
BlackRock sustainability policy and engagement leader to depart

Paul Bodnar, who had advised former President Obama on climate, joined BlackRock in 2021.

Morningstar CEO on ESG politics, future of sustainability
INVESTING ESG FEB 06, 2023
Morningstar CEO on ESG politics, future of sustainability

'We're not trying to make value judgments,' Kunal Kapoor says.

Opposition to ESG might just be getting started
INVESTING ESG FEB 06, 2023
Opposition to ESG might just be getting started

Some politicians see it as part of a viable platform for the 2024 presidential election.

Investors like ESG and want advisors’ help with it: Survey
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2023
Investors like ESG and want advisors’ help with it: Survey

Nearly 90% of investors surveyed said they would like advisors to help them with allocations

Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule
INVESTING ESG FEB 03, 2023
Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule

The effort, the latest in an overall anti-ESG push from conservatives, is largely symbolic.

Vanguard gives fund shareholders some proxy-voting power
INVESTING ESG FEB 02, 2023
Vanguard gives fund shareholders some proxy-voting power

Republicans have criticized the big asset managers over their proxy-voting practices.

Morningstar launches ESG 401(k) designed for small employers
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2023
Morningstar launches ESG 401(k) designed for small employers

The pooled employer plan is going live as the Department of Labor's new ESG rule takes effect.

DOL’s ESG rule hit with long-shot lawsuit
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2023
DOL’s ESG rule hit with long-shot lawsuit

A legal challenge to the agency's rule on investments in retirement plans was inevitable, lawyers say.

ESG debt pile barreling toward $5 trillion 
INVESTING ESG JAN 27, 2023
ESG debt pile barreling toward $5 trillion 

The Institute of International Finance forecasts a rebound in environmental, social bond issuance.

Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus
INVESTING ESG JAN 26, 2023
Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus

The effort comes as Republicans have increasingly supported an anti-ESG push, largely led by the states, including Texas and Florida.

Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus
INVESTING ESG JAN 25, 2023
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus

Nearly a year after it announced plans to enter the ETF space, the wirehouse is banking on its Calvert brand to carry the day.

Broadridge adds ESG comparison service
INVESTING FINTECH JAN 25, 2023
Broadridge adds ESG comparison service

The data, which is aggregated to artificial intelligence, cover more than 5,000 North American companies across 385 ESG topics.

ESG is about quality, not quantity
INVESTING OPINION JAN 24, 2023
ESG is about quality, not quantity

We have reached a moment of reflection after a period of exuberant expansion.

Tribes place generational wealth in their own hands
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 23, 2023
Tribes place generational wealth in their own hands

Native Americans are gaining economic muscle, and that expands horizons for investors and advisors who want to be part of their rise.

Vegan ETF gets ‘carbon neutral’ rating without credits
INVESTING ESG JAN 18, 2023
Vegan ETF gets ‘carbon neutral’ rating without credits

The VegTech Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF is in line with a 2.12˚F temperature rise.

Transamerica revamps Large Core Fund with ESG treatment
INVESTING ESG JAN 17, 2023
Transamerica revamps Large Core Fund with ESG treatment

Currently, the fund does not have a sustainability mandate and thus has an average sustainability rating from Morningstar.