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By Michael Hasenstab, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Chief Investment Officer, Templeton Global Macro and Calvin Ho, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Director of Research, Templeton Global Macro In early 2018, Templeton Global Macro ((TGM)) published ...

Many people perceive that environmental, social, and governance ((ESG)) integration means sacrificing performance because they believe that ESG integration is the same as screening out companies and sectors from their investment universe. Understanding is low regarding the different ESG is...

Source: iStockphoto.com Investing in strategies built around Environmental, Socially Conscious/Social Awareness, and Governance principles ( ESG ) has gained increased popularity over the last decade as great strides have been made around data collection and standardization. Investors and ...

Apollo Global Management ( APO +2.9% ) seeks to raise at least $1B for its first social impact fund, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. More news on: Apollo Global Management, LLC, KKR & Co. Inc., The Blackstone Group Inc., Financial stocks news, News on ETF...

By Tony Campos, head of ESG, Americas, FTSE Russell Our latest annual survey of global institutions' use of smart beta shows a rise in smart beta adoption among asset owners and an increase in combining smart beta strategies with sustainability parameters. We've noticed rising intere...

When it comes to ESG, a great deal of research has focused on carbon - how it can be measured, managed and invested in for tomorrow's green economy. But there is more to the E in ESG than carbon. What's next in the environmental investing space? For us, it's water. Water risks are regional...

Renewable energy, however defined, is widely seen as a sustainable and socially responsible (and, if the investing is done right, very profitable) addition to one's portfolio. Indeed, such entities as the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, an Ohio based research-and-analy...

Known for the passive index funds it pioneered, Vanguard now starts the subscription period for its first actively managed environmental, social, and governance fund, Global ESG Select Stock Fund (VEIGX). More news on: iShares KLD 400 Social Index ETF, iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF, iS...

Easing Global Risks Softened Safe-Haven Demand The gold price showed a small decline in April as global risks eased somewhat. First quarter gross domestic product ((GDP)) growth exceeded expectations in the U.S. and China. China also reported gains in retail sales and industrial production f...

Sustainability and ESG investing (environmental, social, governance) were recurring themes during this year's Milken Global Conference throughout many sessions. I was pleased to participate in a panel on how the investment management field is integrating ESG factors into processes and produc...