ESG

Displaying 1093 results
Goldman faces SEC probe of ESG funds
INVESTING ESG JUN 11, 2022
Goldman faces SEC probe of ESG funds

The agency is reportedly looking into whether some of the investments for mutual funds offered by Goldman's asset management unit are in breach of ESG metrics promised in the marketing materials.

SEC’s ESG integration proposals divide industry
INVESTING ESG JUN 10, 2022
SEC’s ESG integration proposals divide industry

US SIF Forum hears naming restrictions and disclosures for ESG dabblers are up for debate.

How investors are engaging with companies over abortion access
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2022
How investors are engaging with companies over abortion access

Recent shareholder proposals over reproductive rights have been made at Lowe's, TJX and Walmart.

Putnam planning 5 new active ESG-focused ETFs
INVESTING ESG JUN 08, 2022
Putnam planning 5 new active ESG-focused ETFs

The new exchange-traded funds will serve as the underlying components for Putnam's ESG-focused target-date series, in addition to the company's existing Sustainable Leaders ETF and Sustainable Future ETF.

Quotas prove irrelevant as companies diversify boards on their own terms
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2022
Quotas prove irrelevant as companies diversify boards on their own terms

Peer pressure is accomplishing what quota laws never could, anyway.

RayJay appoints sustainable investing head
INVESTING BROKER DEALERS JUN 06, 2022
RayJay appoints sustainable investing head

Samantha Trebesch previously led the firm's private client group strategy and planning team.

Investors approve ESG proposals at Lowe’s, Twitter, Travelers
INVESTING ESG JUN 06, 2022
Investors approve ESG proposals at Lowe’s, Twitter, Travelers

The busiest week of the biggest proxy season ever saw several ESG-themed shareholder proposals pass.

Fidelity adds health-related ESG fund
INVESTING ESG JUN 02, 2022
Fidelity adds health-related ESG fund

The actively managed mutual fund uses both proprietary and third-party ESG ratings.

Variability in ESG ratings makes a murky picture for investors
INVESTING ESG JUN 01, 2022
Variability in ESG ratings makes a murky picture for investors

Different methodologies and ratings scales can cast the same security in a slightly different light.

Wall Street’s lawyers attack SEC effort to crush greenwashing
INVESTING ESG JUN 01, 2022
Wall Street’s lawyers attack SEC effort to crush greenwashing

Lawyers are concerned about what they consider vague demands for more disclosure.

Deutsche Bank replaces DWS’ Woehrmann after greenwash raid
INVESTING ESG JUN 01, 2022
Deutsche Bank replaces DWS’ Woehrmann after greenwash raid

Stefan Hoops, head of the German lender’s corporate bank, will assume the top role at DWS from June 10.

Advisers' ESG use could be at tipping point: Survey
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 01, 2022
Advisers' ESG use could be at tipping point: Survey

A Financial Planning Association survey finds rising rates of advisers planning to increase and decrease ESG use this year.

Dimensional’s ESG boss voices doubts over industry promises
INVESTING ESG MAY 31, 2022
Dimensional’s ESG boss voices doubts over industry promises

‘No compelling evidence’ of ESG’s impact on cost of capital, says Jim Whittington of Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Deutsche Bank, DWS raided over allegations of greenwashing
INVESTING ESG MAY 31, 2022
Deutsche Bank, DWS raided over allegations of greenwashing

DWS has faced regulatory probes in the US and Germany after its former chief sustainability officer, Desiree Fixler, went public with greenwashing allegations last year.

Vanguard raises fees on five funds, lowers fees on two
INVESTING ESG MAY 27, 2022
Vanguard raises fees on five funds, lowers fees on two

Increases are one and four basis points; cuts are two basis points. The changes were made to funds with fiscal years ending January 2022.

Putnam to revamp target dates with sustainable focus
INVESTING ESG MAY 27, 2022
Putnam to revamp target dates with sustainable focus

The company will rename the product line with the funds switching to underlying investments in Putnam ETFs that follow ESG criteria.

SEC Chair Gensler defends ESG proposals to skeptical ICI conference
INVESTING ESG MAY 26, 2022
SEC Chair Gensler defends ESG proposals to skeptical ICI conference

The agency’s goal is to give investors more and better information so that they can determine whether companies and investment funds are living up to their ESG promises, the SEC chief said.

SEC presses on with anti-greenwashing proposals
INVESTING ESG MAY 25, 2022
SEC presses on with anti-greenwashing proposals

The agency proposed a set of rule changes related to fund names and ESG disclosures made by advisers and investment providers.

Who’s afraid of ESG?
INVESTING OPINION MAY 24, 2022
Who’s afraid of ESG?

There is a struggle to define ESG, and opponents are using that to their advantage.

SEC orders BNY Mellon to pay $1.5 million for overpromising on ESG
INVESTING ESG MAY 23, 2022
SEC orders BNY Mellon to pay $1.5 million for overpromising on ESG

The firm's BNY Investment Adviser subsidiary did not perform ESG quality reviews of investments in mutual funds that it touted as using such strategies.