ESG

Investment advisers have widely panned the Trump Administration’s efforts to rein in sustainable investments. Under rules proposed by Department of Labor officials June 30, pension ...

"Asset managers responsible for trillions in investments, issuers, lenders, credit rating agencies, analysts, index providers, stock exchanges—nearly all types of market participants—use ESG as a ...

But to many investors, the SRI concept looks at more than just returns. They instruct their advisers to avoid tobacco stocks, industries that contribute to ...

Pension managers and advisers would not be allowed put their clients’ money in sustainable investments if the ethical goals of the investments lower returns or ...

Asset managers who offer “green” or “sustainable” investments ought to disclose how they’re using those terms, Republican SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman says. “How are they ...

"I do not discount or ignore these calls for additional ESG information, but they raise questions in my mind about what the asset managers are ...

The Department of Labor is seeking comment on proposed rules that would prevent retirement fund managers to invest in funds or other ethical, sustainable and ...

"Let’s keep using our tried and true disclosure framework, which is rooted in materiality and is flexible enough to accommodate a wide range of issuers, ...

The "nebulous nature of such principles allows great latitude to investment advisers”

ESG is hotter than ever, and regulators have noticed the trend