Tag: ESG investing

Performance is not sacrificed by investing in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments, and plan sponsors and participants can align...

Natixis releases international sustainable equity fund; Putnam to host webcasts on fixed income markets; Fitch Ratings launches ESG Scoring System.  

Northern Trust purchases FX software provider; Nuveen incorporates ESG funds to fixed-income lineup and Nuveen launches quantitative strategies affiliate.

Northern Trust and Parilux Partner to Improve Investing Solutions; TIAA Adds Guaranteed Income to Custom Default Solutions; Arabesque Offers ESG...

Cost reductions are evident across asset classes—not just in equity.

One reason DC plans are outpacing DB plans in terms of ESG adoption has to do with a difference in...

Northern Trust Creates Private Equity and Hedge Fund Service Group; Impax Introduces ESG-Focused Fund; OneAmerica to Offer Russell Investments Managed...

Transamerica launches Stable Value account for retirement plans;  Fidelity offers third ESG investing option; Vanguard ESG ETFs to commence trading...

Seventy percent of employers use target-date funds (TDFs) as the default investment option for their retirement plans, yet ESG versions...

Plan sponsors can anticipate additional guidance and legislation on a number of retirement plan issues.

Given some of the strong language used to warn retirement plan fiduciaries against placing other interests ahead of the financial...

There is some lingering uncertainty about the role of smart beta institutional investing, as more than 50% of asset owners...

Russell Investments Presents New ESG Score Framework; Merrill Lynch Reveals New ESG Portfolios; EDHEC-Risk Institute Reexamines Retirement Products; and more.

“Ultimately, we believe that an active and tactical approach to investing in green bonds may allow investors to better manage...

Hartford Funds lowers fees for six ETFs; oekom research joins ISS, renames brand; T. Rowe Price releases multi-strategy fund; and...

An open letter penned by Connecticut State Treasurer Denise Nappier presents an articulate defense and endorsement of ESG investing programs—in...

Some investors cite the concern that publicly owned companies may be “greenwashing” reported data to enhance their image from the...

Voya Investment Management has pledged to adopt six basic principles to promote and support the use of environmental, social and...

Callan says this is partly due to multiple years of investor education around ESG coming to fruition.