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Fintech can accelerate ESG integration
Making sustainable investing a part of firms' investment advice and portfolio management processes requires the appropriate tools.
Pimco, Fidelity shun net-zero alliance embraced by BlackRock
The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero is finding its can't attract some of the top names in asset management, including Pimco, Fidelity Investments and Capital Group.
Labor Department’s ESG proposal attracts ire from the anti-‘woke’
The agency received a trove of public comments on its proposed ESG changes, and many were penned by people concerned about a perceived liberal agenda.
Rich clients get more ‘S’ options at $8 billion firm
Seattle-based Laird Norton Wealth Management is working with Calvert and Parametric to design to equity strategies that emphasize social issues.
Cathie Wood’s ARK launches ESG ETF
The new fund, the ARK Transparency ETF, arrives as Wood's favored tech stocks finally catch a break.
Investors need to go beyond net-zero pledges
Climate-focused investors shouldn't take corporate pledges at face value. Distant timelines, reliance on unproven carbon renewal technologies and an emphasis on the 'net' side of the equation are ways for companies to get a PR boost while avoiding the hard work of real emissions reduction.
Gomez would bring industry experience to DOL’s retirement plan oversight
The nominee to head Employee Benefits Security Administration could receive full Senate confirmation later this month.
Behind the veils of direct indexing and ESG portfolio management
Building a positive impact portfolio involves the use of both negative and positive screens, as well as the consideration of trading issues and portfolio weighting.
Helping investors cut through the noise of ESG investing
Despite record-level asset flows into ESG strategies, the category is still saddled with a reputation it has long outgrown.
Experts downplay need for universal ESG standards
The key is for funds to be transparent about their investment strategies and live up to them, panelists at the InvestmentNews ESG Summit said.
ESG market controlled by a few big investors
About $120 billion has flowed into ESG exchange-traded funds in 2021, but just a handful of institutional investors control a large part of the market.
Fintech, direct indexing are bringing ESG into focus
Research shows technology and customization are helping investors deal with the lack of clarity in the ESG space.
Carbon offsets have an integrity problem; COP26 may help fix that
The agreement reached at last week's climate meeting may help boost confidence in the voluntary market for carbon credits.
Invesco offers sustainability version of its S&P 500 ETF
The Invesco ESG S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF will invest in companies considered leaders in ESG metrics; Apple, Facebook parent Meta and Tesla are among the companies that will be excluded from the fund initially.
Deluge of ESG funds risks breaking point
The many new ESG funds being launched threaten to test the limits of investor demand.
COP26 seals climate deal after major compromises
Negotiators from almost 200 countries clinched a deal that seeks to keep the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement alive, but punted the hardest decisions into the future.
ESG Clarity annual survey on ESG investing
We want to hear about your views on ESG strategies, how your attitude about ESG has changed, and how you expect fund managers to adapt.
Investing in climate solutions
Companies that provide climate solutions are essentially businesses that drive or underpin substantial reductions in or the removal of greenhouse gas emissions.
ESG still scant in DC plans, used more in public sector
ESG is only used in 5% of corporate DC plans, according to Callan. Use by institutional investors also varies a lot by geography.
Net-zero asset managers fall short of targets set by scientists
Firms that have recently disclosed interim portfolio decarbonization targets are on track to cut their CO2 footprint by just 20% this decade, according to nonprofit Universal Owner.
