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.
A Monk, Who Saw Spiritual Pain in Money Woes, Converts to Financial Advisor
By Emily ZulzDoug Lynam was a Benedictine monk for 20 years. Now, he advises retirement plans with a fiduciary focus, he tells ThinkAdvisor.
April 05, 2019
Investors Underestimate Climate Risks: BlackRockMiami already loses 1% of its GDP a year to climate-related events, and the same fate awaits New York, BlackRock warns.
April 03, 2019
5 Things All Investors Can Learn From Sustainable InvestingThese lessons are valuable far beyond the ESG universe.
April 01, 2019
Fearless Girl Sponsor State Street Not So Fierce in Proxy VotesThe firm failed to support 80% of votes addressing gender equity and diversity over the past three years, Morningstar reports.
April 01, 2019
Global Sustainable Investment Assets Grew by a Third in 2 Years: ReportESG is the biggest category of sustainable investments in the U.S., while Europeans tend to prefer exclusionary screens, the report finds.
April 01, 2019
WisdomTree Restructures 2 Funds: Portfolio ProductsIn other product news, an impact investment opportunity launched that aims to fix the gender disparity in small business lending.
March 28, 2019
Fixed Income Investors See Economic Cycle Ending Soon: SurveyInterest in ESG and China are on the rise, an Invesco survey finds.
March 27, 2019
Ignore the Myths: Factor and ESG Investing Work TogetherOne firm looked inside "conventional wisdom" of socially responsible investing and found the real story.