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As pandemic rages on, ESG funds shine brightly
INVESTING ESG APR 19, 2020
As pandemic rages on, ESG funds shine brightly

Outperforming the broader market yet again during a sudden downturn, ESG strategies are emerging as the new standard upon which to gauge a company’s ability to withstand risk

Virus spawns new challenge for ESG investors
INVESTING ESG APR 19, 2020
Virus spawns new challenge for ESG investors

ESG investors face a new threat in the age of coronavirus: ‘social washing’

COVID-19 response reinforces value of sustainable investing
INVESTING OPINION APR 17, 2020
COVID-19 response reinforces value of sustainable investing

Pandemic sharpening the focus on how companies manage ESG risks

By the Numbers: COVID-19 and ESG
INVESTING ESG APR 08, 2020
By the Numbers: COVID-19 and ESG

How did ESG funds hold up during the first quarter? Why is BlackRock making a money market portfolio greener? InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty answers both questions

3 Questions: COVID-19 and ESG investing
INVESTING ESG APR 07, 2020
3 Questions: COVID-19 and ESG investing

Martin Jarzebowski, Federated Hermes' director of responsible investing, talks about how the pandemic has impacted ESG investing

By the Numbers: Mutual funds
INVESTING ESG MAR 24, 2020
By the Numbers: Mutual funds

How did the Treasury Department step in as the pandemic sparked volatility? What do the Lipper Awards say about ESG investing? InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty answers both questions

By the Numbers: ESG
INVESTING ESG MAR 18, 2020
By the Numbers: ESG

Why do small asset managers incorporating ESG criteria have trouble gathering assets? Which banking giant is pushing greenhouse gas emitters to clean up? George Moriarty looks at each of these.

BlackRock colors a money fund green
INVESTING ESG MAR 10, 2020
BlackRock colors a money fund green

The asset manager’s $3 billion Money Market Portfolio will focus on issuers that meet its environmental criteria

SEC poised to release guidance on Reg BI implementation this month
INVESTING ESG MAR 06, 2020
SEC poised to release guidance on Reg BI implementation this month

Other priorities: Probing whether ESG funds live up to the hype, zeroing in on fee conflicts

Why a renewable fund failed amid the ESG boom
INVESTING ESG FEB 27, 2020
Why a renewable fund failed amid the ESG boom

Smaller providers are finding it tough to compete with the world’s biggest managers

JPMorgan Asset Management joins investor climate campaign
INVESTING ESG FEB 25, 2020
JPMorgan Asset Management joins investor climate campaign

The asset manager also said it will develop a proprietary model for rating companies’ performance on environmental, social and governance issues

BlackRock learns it ain't always easy being green
INVESTING ESG FEB 15, 2020
BlackRock learns it ain't always easy being green

New reports show how even the world's largest asset manager at more than $7.8 trillion and one of the most vocal proponents of environmental, social and corporate governance causes can be guilty of greenwashing.

ESG’s unsustainable irony: A lack of transparency
INVESTING ESG FEB 15, 2020
ESG’s unsustainable irony: A lack of transparency

While Europeans have forged a path, they, too, have struggled to develop a coherent standard

For investors in green mutual funds, performance is ‘a wash’
INVESTING ESG FEB 13, 2020
For investors in green mutual funds, performance is ‘a wash’

An analysis suggests there's no long-term advantage to picking sustainable funds over those without a sustainable focus, or vice versa

BlackRock climate vow pays off with new ETF's $600 million debut
INVESTING ESG FEB 12, 2020
BlackRock climate vow pays off with new ETF's $600 million debut

Exchange-traded fund launched last week sees big investment from Finnish pension insurer

MSCI launches climate risk assessment tool
INVESTING FINTECH FEB 05, 2020
MSCI launches climate risk assessment tool

Product measures potential impact of climate change on company valuations

State Street tells companies ESG moves no longer optional
INVESTING ESG JAN 29, 2020
State Street tells companies ESG moves no longer optional

The asset manager says it is prepared to take voting action at companies in major stock indexes that are underperforming their peers on environmental, social and governance issues

Another major boost for ESG investing
INVESTING RIAS JAN 21, 2020
Another major boost for ESG investing

MSCI rolls out principles of sustainable investing

Why advisers are slow to recognize the world moving toward ESG
INVESTING ESG JAN 17, 2020
Why advisers are slow to recognize the world moving toward ESG

Wealth managers need education to learn differences between ESG and SRI

Nir Kaissar: BlackRock muddies the social-investing waters
INVESTING OPINION JAN 16, 2020
Nir Kaissar: BlackRock muddies the social-investing waters

The giant money manager is taking a misguided approach to climate change