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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
Recent shareholder proposals over reproductive rights have been made at Lowe's, TJX and Walmart.
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
Peer pressure is accomplishing what quota laws never could, anyway.
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
The busiest week of the biggest proxy season ever saw several ESG-themed shareholder proposals pass.
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
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
Lawyers are concerned about what they consider vague demands for more disclosure.
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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.
Placating stakeholders could drive a stake through corporate reputation
Companies need to be able to recognize changing facts on the ground, assess corporate values and capabilities, and decide on a response in real time.
