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Morningstar integrates ESG factors into its overall analysis
INVESTING ESG NOV 17, 2020
Morningstar integrates ESG factors into its overall analysis

The company will use environmental, social and governance risk ratings as part of a new commitment-level evaluation

InvestmentNews to host 2nd annual ESG Summit & Film Festival with the UN Office of Partnerships
INVESTING ESG NOV 17, 2020
InvestmentNews to host 2nd annual ESG Summit & Film Festival with the UN Office of Partnerships

The virtual event is designed for individual advisers, RIAs and financial professionals looking for strategies behind integrating ESG

7 reasons donor-advised funds can be a good place for impact investing
INVESTING OPINION NOV 17, 2020
7 reasons donor-advised funds can be a good place for impact investing

DAFs can help investors surmount various barriers that discourage them from getting started with investments seeking social and environmental returns

Green wave drives ESG assets over $17 trillion
INVESTING ESG NOV 16, 2020
Green wave drives ESG assets over $17 trillion

A new report shows ESG assets now make up a third of all managed money, according to The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment

Businesses worldwide should prepare to disclose climate risk
INVESTING ESG NOV 13, 2020
Businesses worldwide should prepare to disclose climate risk

The Federal Reserve and the U.K. Treasury have both released positions on climate risk disclosure

Biden administration needs to consider climate change at every turn
INVESTING OPINION NOV 11, 2020
Biden administration needs to consider climate change at every turn

Biden should prioritize climate when he picks the EPA, FERC and transportation chiefs, as well as other cabinet positions

Biden presidency to be ESG friend
INVESTING ESG NOV 09, 2020
Biden presidency to be ESG friend

From Paris climate deal and racial justice to renewable energy and diversity, Biden administration welcomed by ESG investors

DOL’s ESG rule an instance of America’s divide
INVESTING OPINION NOV 09, 2020
DOL’s ESG rule an instance of America’s divide

It appears unlikely a Biden administration would be able to overturn the rule

SEC's Lee says agency should consider rules for socially responsible investing
INVESTING ESG NOV 06, 2020
SEC's Lee says agency should consider rules for socially responsible investing

The commissioner suggested the SEC think about standardized reporting on climate risk for public companies and investment funds

Money-market debit cards for clients? Franklin CEO on the future of advice
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 04, 2020
Money-market debit cards for clients? Franklin CEO on the future of advice

Chief Executive Jenny Johnson outlined the $1.4 trillion manager's interest in technology and retirement assets at the Spark Forum

What a divided Congress means for the markets
INVESTING ESG NOV 04, 2020
What a divided Congress means for the markets

Sweeping tax hikes are off the table and the outlook dims for green energy, according to speakers at the Schwab Impact conference

Election results point toward divided government
INVESTING ESG NOV 04, 2020
Election results point toward divided government

That scenario could slow any attempt to change investment advice rules put in place under the Trump administration

America exits Paris climate deal as US awaits election outcome
INVESTING ESG NOV 04, 2020
America exits Paris climate deal as US awaits election outcome

Trump filed to withdraw a year ago; a Biden presidency could rejoin the global treaty as early as Feb. 19

DOL took 'ESG' out of rule, added new hurdle for 401(k)s
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 02, 2020
DOL took 'ESG' out of rule, added new hurdle for 401(k)s

Plan fiduciaries could have to prove that nonfinancial factors of ESG funds are in the best interest of workers, one lawyer said

Advisers weigh risks of adding ESG to retirement plan menus
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 02, 2020
Advisers weigh risks of adding ESG to retirement plan menus

With demand from investors growing, plan sponsors focus on their fiduciary duty

DOL releases final rule that could curb ESG in retirement plans
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2020
DOL releases final rule that could curb ESG in retirement plans

Agency takes the term 'ESG' out of the text, but opponents say the regulation's chill factor remains

More companies embrace climate risk disclosure than actually do it
INVESTING ESG OCT 29, 2020
More companies embrace climate risk disclosure than actually do it

Six in 10 of world's 100 biggest public companies want businesses to measure and disclose how possible climate outcomes could impact performance

Betterment stacks impact investing as demand soars
INVESTING FINTECH OCT 22, 2020
Betterment stacks impact investing as demand soars

The robo-adviser is just the latest money manager to address the accelerating investor appetite for a more sustainable approach to investing

Sustainable debt market becoming unsustainable
INVESTING ESG OCT 22, 2020
Sustainable debt market becoming unsustainable

The European Union's first social bond was vastly oversubscribed, suggesting the market for such securities is underserved

Labor Department moves at 'warp speed' on ESG rule
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2020
Labor Department moves at 'warp speed' on ESG rule

The proposed rule, which would make it more difficult for retirement plans to invest in ESG, was submitted to the White House last week