Four ways to check under the bonnet of ESG funds
It’s down to investors to research what they consider to be greenwashing
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Vanguard exit has lawyers mapping out Wall Street’s top ESG risk
A bigger problem than Republican attacks is the legal risk of ignoring climate change, lawyers say
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BlackRock, Vanguard blasted by GOP over proxy voting
It is among the latest developments in an anti-ESG movement
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BlackRock blindsided by Florida’s decision to pull $2 billion in anti-ESG move
The asset manager wasn’t aware of the decision until reading about it in a statement
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BlackRock, UBS ask to be removed from Texas’ energy boycott list
Five companies request removal from divestment list
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BlackRock launches impact bond fund
Investing across fixed income securities including impact MBS
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iShares files for ‘breakthrough’ environmental ETF
It would follow the Morningstar Global Emerging Green Technologies Select Index
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BlackRock to open proxy voting to UK retail investors
Fink announces investors in select mutual funds will be able to vote
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BlackRock to extend proxy voting to some individual fund shareholders
Firm opened proxy voting to big investors a year ago
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Sustainable fund sales rebound in Q3
Clean energy and clean tech funds drew the strongest inflows
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Investors flock to ESG passives in Q3
Some 96% of sustainable fund flows were into passive strategies, according to Morningstar
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BlackRock launches Article 8 ESG multi-asset fund
Will use principles of existing Global Allocation Fund but with ESG embedded through investment process