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CFA Institute offers certificate in ESG investing
The certificate focuses on analyzing ESG factors and integrating them into portfolios. It also provides ESG fluency for people working in functions such as sales and distribution, wealth management, product development, financial advice, consulting and risk.
SEC seeks public comment on climate risk disclosures
Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee suggested the agency should consider new policies and procedures regarding ESG for investment advisers. The agency is evaluating how a disclosure framework can be flexible enough to keep up with the latest market and scientific developments.
SEC official says ESG disclosure policy must be ‘adaptive,’ ‘innovative’
The agency must be nimble in keeping up with an increasingly popular and rapidly evolving issue.
ESG rises to the top of Lipper Awards
Calvert and American Century bring home overall fund company awards, and a record 21 funds sweep their categories.
DOL won’t enforce Trump-era ESG rules
The two rules were among the most heavily contested measures instituted by the DOL under former Secretary Eugene Scalia, with the 401(k) rule drawing nearly 9,000 public comments, most of which opposed it.
Global securities watchdog targets greenwashing
The International Organization of Securities Commissions plans to propose sustainability disclosure standards that could serve as the basis for national requirements.
AB strategy invests in ESG improvers
Michelle Dunstan runs an unusual fund within AllianceBernstein’s ESG investment platform. She explains how it complements the asset manager’s other funds.
Entire SEC must be involved in climate risk, ESG policy changes, says member Peirce
The GOP commission member said the agency should provide guidance before bringing enforcement cases
SEC establishes task force on ESG issues
The move is the latest effort by the agency to emphasize oversight of sustainability disclosure and investing. The commission's Republican members raise questions about the flurry of climate activity.
The ESG space must take a hard line on greenwashing
The industry is nowhere near settled on a common vernacular. The ESG space needs more clarity and writing off greenwashing is not helping anyone.
SEC to emphasize climate risk in exams, step up Reg BI reviews
The agency is 'integrating climate and ESG considerations into [its] broader regulatory framework,' Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee says.
Climate activist takes aim at Vanguard
The campaigner who was instrumental in pushing BlackRock to act against climate change is now taking aim at Vanguard Group.
Abacus Wealth merges with social justice RIA Robasciotti & Philipson
Co-founders of the RIA Rachel Robasciotti and Maya Philipson will not work with clients at Abacus and will largely spend time managing their ETF. The firm reported $130 million in assets under management.
Gensler quizzed on climate disclosure, mandatory arbitration in confirmation hearing
The focus on the climate and finance at the hearing likely was a harbinger of the priority the SEC will place on environmental, social and governance investing under Gensler. But Reg BI was ignored.
Pathstone acquires $1.1 billion RIA
New York-based Cornerstone Capital Group specializes in sustainable investing.
Use this philanthropic giving tool for impact investing
Donor advised funds can be used to support increasingly popular impact investing.
Corporate climate disclosures to be scrutinized aggressively by SEC
The agency's corporate finance group will focus on climate in their reviews of corporate filings, the regulator announced Wednesday.
JPMorgan creates investment product for Black-owned banks
The product will initially be distributed by four Black-owned banks, and JPMorgan will share the assets and fees generated with those banks.
DOL nominee Walsh raises concerns about Trump rule curbing ESG retirement investing
Walsh says he will tell EBSA to reexamine the regulation, which an expert says has led to ESG products being taken off of retirement plan platforms.
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.
