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2 new ESG ETFs bring small- and mid-cap stocks into focus
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 24, 2021
2 new ESG ETFs bring small- and mid-cap stocks into focus

The funds are the first ETFs to track the environmental, social and governance versions of the indexes. The DWS suite of ESG ETFs come with a tracking error of about one percentage point.

How the pandemic highlights diversity challenges in financial services
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 23, 2021
How the pandemic highlights diversity challenges in financial services

Speakers at Women in Asset Management summit say diversity and inclusion efforts can begin anywhere.

Attracting Next Gen clients will require advisers heed three trends
INVESTING FINTECH FEB 19, 2021
Attracting Next Gen clients will require advisers heed three trends

Tech-driven personalization, enhanced user experiences, and ESG served as key themes during InvestmentNews’ inaugural Next Gen Summit.

Putnam latest old-school fund firm to sell semitransparent ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 18, 2021
Putnam latest old-school fund firm to sell semitransparent ETFs

The 84-year-old fund complex enters the ETF market with four funds, including two ESG strategies, and joins a host of fund companies seeking opportunities in the semitransparent space.

Fund companies can follow a road map to ESG success
INVESTING ESG FEB 17, 2021
Fund companies can follow a road map to ESG success

As investors and financial advisers fine-tune their focus on sustainable investing strategies, fund companies should tailor their offerings.

Goldman Sachs sells its first ESG bonds
INVESTING ESG FEB 11, 2021
Goldman Sachs sells its first ESG bonds

Strong investor demand for sustainable investments pushes offering at the last minute up by $50 million to $800 million.

ESG credentials in demand by pension funds
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 08, 2021
ESG credentials in demand by pension funds

Survey finds most institutional investors look for sustainable investing and diversity criteria when hiring equity managers.

Northern Trust accounts for ESG factors now in the spotlight
INVESTING ESG FEB 04, 2021
Northern Trust accounts for ESG factors now in the spotlight

In setting the firm's SRI strategy, Mike Hunstad offers invetors risk control that he said competitors often ignore.

Labor rule on ESG already trimming fund options for retirement plans
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2021
Labor rule on ESG already trimming fund options for retirement plans

Some retirement plan advisers have cut green investing options from 401(k) plans following Trump's last-minute rule change.

Fidelity launches ESG friendly tool for advisers
INVESTING FINTECH JAN 27, 2021
Fidelity launches ESG friendly tool for advisers

Fidelity's new technology is designed to help advisers create ESG model portfolios and engage clients with impact investing.

BlackRock's Fink tells CEOs to focus on the environment
INVESTING ESG JAN 26, 2021
BlackRock's Fink tells CEOs to focus on the environment

Fink challenged his fellow CEOs to disclose how their companies will operate in a net-zero world and said positioning for the long term means preparing for the realities of climate change.

Dramatic changes to legislation seem unlikely despite full Democratic control
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2021
Dramatic changes to legislation seem unlikely despite full Democratic control

An evenly divided Senate might tweak rather than overhaul investment-advice policy, such as the treatment of rollovers, while resisting some tax increases Biden advocated during the election.

37% of U.S. advisers consider ESG factors in every portfolio
INVESTING ESG JAN 22, 2021
37% of U.S. advisers consider ESG factors in every portfolio

U.S. registers biggest attitude shift in last three years, with about 75% of advisers putting more money into ESG strategies.

Here are MSCI’s five ESG trends to watch in 2021
INVESTING ESG JAN 22, 2021
Here are MSCI’s five ESG trends to watch in 2021

From demand for Paris-aligned investments to financial innovation that aims to address social inequality, MSCI’s annual ESG trends to watch look at what investors can expect in 2021.

Biden signals administration will review DOL ESG rule
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2021
Biden signals administration will review DOL ESG rule

Hours before President Joseph Biden was inaugurated at the U.S. Capitol, the Biden transition team released a list of more than 100 Trump regulations approved since 2017 that it intends to revisit.

ESG investors balance financial and impact performance
INVESTING ESG JAN 14, 2021
ESG investors balance financial and impact performance

New research from the Global Impact Investing Network reveals the multifaceted drivers behind impact investing, as investors balance financial and impact performance. Contrary to what some might assume, financial performance is often the top priority, said Amit Bouri, CEO of GIIN.

Three issues set to motivate ESG investors in 2021
INVESTING OPINION JAN 13, 2021
Three issues set to motivate ESG investors in 2021

Pandemic recovery, systemic racism and climate are likely to be the top priorities of socially responsible investors this year, according to Boston Common Asset Management.

Blue wave unleashes demand for clean-energy ETFs
INVESTING ESG JAN 11, 2021
Blue wave unleashes demand for clean-energy ETFs

More than $1 billion poured into a pair of clean-energy exchange traded funds last week as the as the Democratic wins in the Georgia runoff increased the odds that President-elect Joe Biden’s energy policies will come to fruition.

Pandemic helped push global ESG bond market to record
INVESTING ESG JAN 11, 2021
Pandemic helped push global ESG bond market to record

Sustainable debt market grew in 2020 to $732 billion, an increase of 29%, thanks to social bond issuance.

ESG issues in focus for 2021
INVESTING ESG JAN 08, 2021
ESG issues in focus for 2021

Energy, diversity, climate and compensation among the top concerns for socially responsible investors