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Big asset managers silent over ESG backlash
INVESTING ESG MAY 02, 2024
Big asset managers silent over ESG backlash

Regulatory uncertainty, performance, and politicization has discouraged some advisors and fund shops.

By Emile Hallez
Investors want ‘more personalization’ when it comes to ESG
INVESTING RIAS APR 23, 2024
Investors want ‘more personalization’ when it comes to ESG

Greenwashing scared off many investors but advisor says the key is helping clients gain a deeper understanding of what matters to them.

By Josh Welsh
BlackRock leads the pack on climate transition: Morningstar
INVESTING ESG APR 22, 2024
BlackRock leads the pack on climate transition: Morningstar

Asset manager revealed as 'incontestable leader' in key ESG factor.

By Bloomberg
Senators push back against SEC climate rule
INVESTING ESG APR 17, 2024
Senators push back against SEC climate rule

More than 30 senators are supporting a measure that would overturn the regulator’s climate disclosure rule.

By Leo Almazora
ESG investment battles recede as geopolitics take center stage
INVESTING ESG APR 17, 2024
ESG investment battles recede as geopolitics take center stage

The number of client phone calls regarding environmental, social and governance investing has steadily diminished, some advisors say.

By Gregg Greenberg
Clean energy investors won't be impressed by G-20 nations' inaction
INVESTING ESG APR 15, 2024
Clean energy investors won't be impressed by G-20 nations' inaction

Even the leading countries' climate ambitions have stalled.

By Bloomberg
West Virginia stops banking with Citi, Northern Trust, over fossil fuels
INVESTING ESG APR 09, 2024
West Virginia stops banking with Citi, Northern Trust, over fossil fuels

The state treasurer added four financial services firms to a list of those ineligible to provide banking services to the state because he says they 'boycott' the fossil fuels industry.

By Bloomberg
Climate Action 100+ signers colluding? No way, says Morningstar
INVESTING ESG APR 04, 2024
Climate Action 100+ signers colluding? No way, says Morningstar

Analysis of proxy voting records finds “a wide range of voting approaches” among asset managers and asset owners.

By Leo Almazora
Will Wall Street banks avoid tough new climate-risk rules?
INVESTING ESG APR 03, 2024
Will Wall Street banks avoid tough new climate-risk rules?

Potential for global rules has reportedly been thwarted by the Fed.

By Bloomberg
ARA, Ceres throw support behind DOL ESG rule for 401(k)s
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 02, 2024
ARA, Ceres throw support behind DOL ESG rule for 401(k)s

The two nonprofits are urging the Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court decision supporting a 'middle-of-the-road' approach for fiduciaries.

By Leo Almazora
Sustainability-linked bond market worth $280B isn't working
INVESTING ESG MAR 26, 2024
Sustainability-linked bond market worth $280B isn't working

Report from CBI says most are not aligned with global climate goals.

By Bloomberg
Environmentalists, conservatives sue SEC over climate rule
INVESTING ESG MAR 25, 2024
Environmentalists, conservatives sue SEC over climate rule

If anyone needed proof that many groups are unhappy with the rule, both the Sierra Club and US Chamber of Commerce have filed court papers.

By Emile Hallez
US heavy industries to get billions in decarbonization grants
INVESTING ESG MAR 22, 2024
US heavy industries to get billions in decarbonization grants

More than $6B could be awarded to projects that cut emissions.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock will lose management of $8.5B Texas fund assets
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2024
BlackRock will lose management of $8.5B Texas fund assets

The Texas State Board of Education delivered the blow Tuesday.

By Bloomberg
Texas anti-ESG laws costing state more than $700M, study says
INVESTING ESG MAR 18, 2024
Texas anti-ESG laws costing state more than $700M, study says

The restrictions have negative economic consequences, according to research supported by business groups.

By Emile Hallez
Would US investors trust sustainability more if the data were better?
INVESTING ESG MAR 18, 2024
Would US investors trust sustainability more if the data were better?

Deloitte study reveals challenge for public companies.

By Steve Randall
What a lawsuit by Exxon could mean for shareholder resolutions
INVESTING ESG MAR 13, 2024
What a lawsuit by Exxon could mean for shareholder resolutions

Even though shareholders withdrew their proposals, the company is pressing ahead with its lawsuit, and lobbying groups are supporting it.

By Emile Hallez
UBS scraps Credit Suisse coal financing rollback
INVESTING ESG MAR 07, 2024
UBS scraps Credit Suisse coal financing rollback

Global asset manager will instead detail its own plan for climate change.

By Bloomberg
SEC climate rule leaves a lot up to companies
INVESTING ESG MAR 06, 2024
SEC climate rule leaves a lot up to companies

There will likely be a legal challenge, even though the SEC appears to have trimmed the climate rule to withstand litigation, lawyers said.

By Emile Hallez
SEC passes climate rule that leaves no one happy
INVESTING ESG MAR 06, 2024
SEC passes climate rule that leaves no one happy

Scope 3 emissions excluded, commissioner says steps forward are 'bare minimum.'

By Emile Hallez