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AMG acquiring $47 billion ESG manager Parnassus
INVESTING ESG JUL 06, 2021
AMG acquiring $47 billion ESG manager Parnassus

Parnassus Investments will continue to operate independently with CEO and CIO remaining in place.

By InvestmentNews
GOP senators ask whether ESG investing hurts federal retirement savers
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2021
GOP senators ask whether ESG investing hurts federal retirement savers

Sens. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., and Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., say proxy votes by BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors promote 'left-leaning' ESG priorities over investment returns

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
J.P. Morgan acquisition of OpenInvest gives wealth managers another ESG tool
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2021
J.P. Morgan acquisition of OpenInvest gives wealth managers another ESG tool

The bank is expected to pair OpenInvest with 55ip to enhance its private banking technology platform.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC disclosure plan sets up clash with Amazon and others
INVESTING ESG JUN 29, 2021
SEC disclosure plan sets up clash with Amazon and others

Rules under consideration by the SEC that would require corporations to disclose climate risks will lead to shareholder lawsuits, according to Wall Street.

By Bloomberg
Winklevoss cryptocurrency exchange buys $4 million in carbon credits
INVESTING ESG JUN 25, 2021
Winklevoss cryptocurrency exchange buys $4 million in carbon credits

Gemini Trust's Climate Vault donation will prevent 341,000 metric tons of carbon from entering atmosphere.

By InvestmentNews
Funds and financial services firms need ESG strategies
INVESTING OPINION JUN 25, 2021
Funds and financial services firms need ESG strategies

U.S. sustainable funds attracted more than $50 billion in capital last year, doubling from 2019.

By Andy Pitts-Tucker
Federal retirement plan should consider climate change: GAO
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2021
Federal retirement plan should consider climate change: GAO

The board overseeing the Thrift Savings Plan, which has 6 million active and retired participants, says that it subscribes to a strict indexing discipline.

By InvestmentNews
Stay ahead of ESG regulatory changes
INVESTING OPINION JUN 24, 2021
Stay ahead of ESG regulatory changes

After climate rule changes, expect similar disclosure requirements on other ESG issues like biodiversity, workforce diversity and political spending.

By Trysha Daskam
Latest thematic ETF homes in on cleaner living
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2021
Latest thematic ETF homes in on cleaner living

Amplify DTOX fund tracks an index of 78 companies that derive at least 80% of revenues from one of five cleaner living market segments.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bitcoin rebounds after dropping below $30,000
INVESTING FINTECH JUN 22, 2021
Bitcoin rebounds after dropping below $30,000

Chart-watchers said Bitcoin, which failed to retake $40,000 last week, could have a tough time finding support in the $20,000 range following its drop below $30,000.

By Bloomberg
Focus Financial evolves beyond PE ownership
INVESTING RIAS JUN 22, 2021
Focus Financial evolves beyond PE ownership

Private equity owner Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is cashing out after Focus shares climb 65% from the firm's 2018 IPO.

By Jeff Benjamin
ESG getting nods from institutions. Why does it lag in 403(b)s?
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2021
ESG getting nods from institutions. Why does it lag in 403(b)s?

Much like 401(k)s, 403(b) plans have very little explicit consideration for environmental, social and governance criteria. An estimated 1% of plan assets are in ESG funds.

By Emile Hallez
Climate change fight is adding to global inflation scare
INVESTING ESG JUN 18, 2021
Climate change fight is adding to global inflation scare

Industries from glass to steel to autos are being left with little choice but to change how they make products and ultimately what they sell. The technical hurdles and investment involved mean it’s going to cost much more.

By Bloomberg
First state to require divestment of fossil fuels
INVESTING ESG JUN 18, 2021
First state to require divestment of fossil fuels

New law will require Maine treasury and giant pension fund to dump coal, oil and gas holdings by 2026.

By Bloomberg
House approves legislation requiring ESG disclosures
INVESTING ESG JUN 16, 2021
House approves legislation requiring ESG disclosures

The Democratic majority barely prevailed, while SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee said the agency could propose a climate-risk rule by year-end. The vote came a day after a Securities and Exchange Commission deadline for public comment.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC receives more than 300 comment letters on ESG disclosures
INVESTING ESG JUN 15, 2021
SEC receives more than 300 comment letters on ESG disclosures

Democrats and trade groups representing investment advisers were mostly on board with the proposed mandatory climate-risk disclosures. However, Republicans and other interest groups opposed the measure.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Is your 401(k) ESG? There’s a certificate for that
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2021
Is your 401(k) ESG? There’s a certificate for that

Dalbar rates 401(k)s with up to five stars and tells plan sponsors what they can do to improve their plans on the basis of environmental, social and governance criteria.

By Emile Hallez
Texas plans to ban firms that cut out oil and gas sectors
INVESTING ESG JUN 15, 2021
Texas plans to ban firms that cut out oil and gas sectors

Gov. Greg Abbott signs a pro-oil and gas bill in the state's latest fight against ESG investing.

By Bloomberg
SEC names new leader for unit that reviews SPACS, climate rules
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 14, 2021
SEC names new leader for unit that reviews SPACS, climate rules

Law professor Renee Jones will run the agency's division of corporation finance, making her the first Black woman to lead one of the SEC's four major divisions.

By Bloomberg
Mandatory ESG disclosures are a political inevitability
INVESTING ESG JUN 09, 2021
Mandatory ESG disclosures are a political inevitability

The SEC's flurry of activity has drawn concern not only from Capitol Hill Republicans but also the agency’s Republican commissioners, Elad Roisman and Hester Peirce.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.