Tag: environmental social and governance

Research finds that if this goal is met, advisers’ share of wallet increases.

Surveys find plan sponsors and participants have a growing interest in environmental, social and governance issues.

S&P studied companies demonstrating three levels of carbon sensitivity and found that all three held up in terms of stock performance; furthermore, S&P says these companies are well managed.

Doing so could encourage more employees to participate in the plan, sources say.

Seventy-nine percent are incorporating socially responsible investing into their practices, according to an Eaton Vance survey.

Among foundations, that is 64%, according to a Callan report.

“Providing advisers with materials that can be used to educate clients about a firm’s approach to ESG investing is crucial in increasing adviser adoption,” says Ed Louis, a senior analyst at Cerulli Associates.

A look at actively managed versus passively managed equity and bond funds, blended target-date funds, and with more sponsors encouraging retirees to remain in their plan, how defined contribution plans need to address retirement income solutions.