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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

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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

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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

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Businesses worldwide should prepare to disclose climate risk

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

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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

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Biden presidency to be ESG friend

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

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DOL’s ESG rule an instance of America’s divide

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

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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

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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

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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

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Election results point toward divided government

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

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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

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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

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Advisers weigh risks of adding ESG to retirement plan menus

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

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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

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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

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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

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Sustainable debt market becoming unsustainable

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

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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

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ESG pioneer Amy Domini on elections, climate and her start

Founder of $2.3 billion Domini Impact expects the 'crazy market' will wake up soon