Will ESG be allowed in 401(k) plans? Special Guest Mark Schoeff weighs in

Episode 7

InvestmentNews senior reporter Mark Schoeff, a veteran Washington insider, takes us behind the scenes of Congress and regulatory rule making to highlight the hurdles facing ESG investments trying to get a piece of the lucrative retirement savings market.

Bruce details the sad regulatory track record of Purshe Kaplan Sterling, where million-dollar-plus settlements are too common.

We explain why The Vanguard Group throws in the towel in a 20-year battle with value investing by folding a $1 billion actively-managed mutual fund into a $77 billion index fund.

Earnings season is here, and the message is becoming clearer that fallout from the coronavirus is changing the way brokers and advisers move between firms.

And this week’s Open Notebook segment explores how a lack of industry conferences and a face-to-face meetings with sources is changing the way we gather the good gossip.

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