Tag: ESG

Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia says employer-sponsored plans ‘are not vehicles for furthering social goals or policy objectives.’

Despite the frequent publication of regulatory guidance—or perhaps because of it—there remains a lot of confusion about how retirement plan fiduciaries should think about environmental and social justice...

A big part of the challenge is that everyone’s view of exactly what constitutes social and environmental responsibility is different.

Northern Trust offers ESG analytics solution; Innovator announces May series of Defined Outcome ETFs; Capital Group launches fund invested in...

Data from leading retirement plan recordkeepers shows 401(k) and IRA accounts have seen smaller losses than many broad market indices, thanks in no small part to the efforts...

Investment managers say evidence is already mounting to show an outperformance of ESG-themed portfolios during the coronavirus pandemic. Might that help their popularity in the U.S.?

AssetMark Financial Holding moves to institutional share classes; AssetMark adds solutions to investing platform; iShares expands ESG initiatives; and more.

IHS Markit adds MSCI ESG ratings and HarbourVest offers private equity with Vanguard.

Lincoln Financial Group and Capital Group combine TDFs and annuities; Federated Investors, Inc. to rename brand and ticker symbol; and...

Fidelity Investments releases bond model suite, and BlackRock announces sustainability as new standard for investing.

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...

Morningstar examines 2019 proxy voting data in the emerging age of ESG.

John Hancock to offer Morningstar adviser managed account services; Franklin Templeton expands active fixed income ETF suite; and industry veterans...

John Hancock creates model portfolios managed by Manulife; Northern Trust builds portfolio analytics tool; American Century to launch new suite...

To combat the squeeze, asset managers will seek out new markets, product offerings and investment capabilities, says Cerulli.

Stadion's managed account service offered on TRG platform; Apex builds ESG rating service and adds global development head; Northern Trust...

Buffalo Funds introduces institutional class shares; Nuveen adds to Diversified Dividend and Income Fund team; and State Street Global Advisors...

American Century Investments to develop new equity and fixed income suite; HealthSavings Administrators releases HSA investment vehicle; DWS Group launches...

Many retirement plan participants want to deploy their values in their portfolios, as do portfolio managers; advisers can help make this happen.