Investment Product and Service Launches
DPL introduces new asset allocation option for RIAs; Vanguard expands target retirement lineup for youngest retirement investors; State Street Global Advisors enhances ESG portfolio construction; and more.
Investment Product and Service Launches
AllianzIM debuts second buffered outcome ETF and new upside caps for January series; T. Rowe Price acquisition expands alternative investment market footprint; and more.
An ESG Framework Here to Stay?
The Greening of Proxy Voting
J.P. Morgan: Doing Well and Doing Good Are Compatible
Historically, investors tended to consider ESG factors either to increase risk-adjusted returns (doing well) or to achieve sustainable outcomes (doing good). A new analysis suggests there is no meaningful trade-off between the two when investing in public markets.
Op-Ed: ERISA Prudence Demands Healthy ESG Skepticism
Could This Be a DOL ESG Framework That’s Here to Stay?
DOL Announces Anticipated ESG Fiduciary Investing Rule
Agency leaders say the principal idea of the new proposal is that climate change and other ESG factors can be financially material and, when they are, considering them will inevitably lead to better long-term risk-adjusted returns.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Victory Capital expands VictoryShares ETF offerings; RetireOne and Midland National launch portfolio retirement income guarantee solution; Transamerica broadens availability of stable value option; and more.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Fidelity launches real-time fractional and share trading to advisers; BlackRock rolls out private market tool; abrdn presents new industrial metals ETF; and more.
ESG and Shareholder Rights Rule Under White House Review
The language of the regulation has not yet emerged, but the title published by the Department of Labor suggests it will address both ESG and proxy voting matters.
An ESG Refresher as DOL Makes Progress on New Regs
Industry experts are watching for the imminent filing of new Department of Labor regulations pertaining to the use of environmental, social and governance themed portfolios by tax-advantaged retirement plan investors.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Vanguard to launch two active funds, reopen Wellington fund; As You Sow issues corporate 401(k) sustainability scorecard; MIM broadens investor access to public fixed income strategies; and more.
FINRA Project Examines How Regulators Can Support Diversity
Suggestions from the industry include eliminating the 180-day enforced waiting period triggered by a third failed ‘top off’ examination, involving community colleges in the licensing process and making remote services a permanent feature of FINRA’s testing approach, even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Morningstar invests $11 million in iraLogix; Transamerica announces latest R6 share classes; and ESG Asset launches new capital health care disruptors fund.
Advisers Who Successfully Serve the LGBTQ Community
Retirement plan experts say people in this market are in need of advisers who are attuned to and understand their needs.
Biden Expected to Advance a More Stringent Fiduciary Rule, Advocate for Retirement Income and ESG Investing
Industry experts reflect on what President Joe Biden has done in his first months in office with respect to retirement plans and what they still see coming down the road from his administration.
Executive Order Asks DOL to Consider Rescinding Last Rule on ESG Investing
President Joe Biden seems to want to pave the way for more environmental, social and governance investing in retirement plans.
Bill Would Allow Retirement Plans to Use ESG Investments
The legislation, which follows a year of back-and-forth on ESG investing, would amend ERISA to make it clear that plans may consider ESG factors in their investment decisions.
