A survey of global investors shows that three-quarters plan to allocate more to ETFs this year, in part to put more money into funds that factor in ESG, and that they’re also very interested in active ETFs, George Moriarty reports.
Professor Paolo Taticchi to describe how business attitudes need to change so corporations can become more sustainable.
The two asset management giants were among 43 firms with more than $22.8 trillion of assets that signed onto the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative.
State and federal GOP officials continue to push back against what they call regulatory overreach. The SEC says it is trying to meet investor demand for ESG information.
Regulation of ESG rating agencies likely coming in Europe and eventually the US will follow suit, says Remy Briand, head of ESG for MSCI.
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The central bank wants to look at the dangers that a warming planet poses to the financial system.
The site is part of the agencywide response to what the SEC says is soaring demand from investors for information about climate and ESG issues.
Companies in sectors that many ESG funds would exclude, such as tobacco, fossil fuel and gaming companies, can still access credit markets with relative ease, investors say.
The three ESG-oriented equity funds will be sub-advised by Newton.
Republican Hester Peirce says ESG disclosure mandates undermine materiality and harm investors. Democrat Caroline Crenshaw says ‘consistent, comparable’ ESG disclosure helps investors.
Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, takes aim at the Fed, SEC for ‘mission creep.’
