ESG
The latest news on investment strategies that focus on environmental, social and governance factors (or ESG investing), socially responsible investing (SRI) and impact investing.
February 21, 2020
Study Finds Good News for 11 College Endowments That Embraced Sustainable InvestingThe colleges beat their benchmarks while reducing costs, the study found.
February 20, 2020
ESG Investing Doesn't Mean Avoiding Traditional Index FundsA growing number of large passive asset managers are voting in favor of ESG-related shareholder proposals.
February 14, 2020
T-Rowe Price Introduces New Target Date Retirement Options: Portfolio ProductsAlso, Bloomberg and MSCI expand ESG fixed income offerings.
February 14, 2020
BlackRock, State Street to Expand ESG ETF OfferingsThey include State Street's first actively managed ESG ETF, whose application is pending at the SEC.
February 12, 2020
Wells Fargo Ends Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Harassment ClaimsA shareholder group raised the issue late last year, after Ken Fisher's crude remarks about women.
February 10, 2020
Barclays Introduces 10-Year Bear ETNs: Portfolio ProductsAlso, RIA Wedmont launches a tech-enabled private wealth manager platform.
February 06, 2020
Newday Impact-Investing Robo Adds Strategies Through New PartnershipsFour concentrated portfolios have been added — three equity strategies and one REIT strategy.
February 03, 2020
Opposition to SEC Proxy Proposals GrowsThe latest indications of opposition include a petition signed by over 18,000 individuals and a protest outside SEC headquarters.
January 28, 2020
Defining ESG Investing and Understanding Its UsesA panel of experts on the strategy explain some of the differences.
January 24, 2020
How Climate Change Will Alter the Muni MarketThis year could be the turning point for pricing in extreme weather events.