DSI News and Press, iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social From 12/16/20

This year, several major governments designed their economic recovery programs to be more digital and sustainable, with "Net Zero" widely adopted as a motto. We expect President-elect Joe Biden will enhance the country's green efforts, with important implications for the renewable ene...

Companies that offer strong payouts in a sustainable manner can help investors source surprisingly robust streams of income and equity returns. With many companies cutting dividends under COVID-19 pressure, high payouts simply aren't seen as reliable sources of income these days. ...

In the US, a comparison of the MSCI USA and MSCI USA ESG indexes shows that ESG did not increase performance with the former returning 140% and the latter 130% since 2013. It is important to note that the ESG criteria MSCI uses for its China ESG indexes are the same criteria MSCI uses...

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced stock splits for eleven iShares funds as part of an ongoing process to periodically review its product line-up. The stock splits, for the ETFs listed below, will go into effect for shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dece...

Water itself isn't just an economic policy issue and risk arising from population growth and climate change. The projected declines in water availability, and corresponding dips in GDP, present across-the-board risk for investors. We anticipate these issues are going to take on mu...

Russell Investments conducted its 2020 annual ESG survey across equity, fixed-income, real assets and private markets asset managers from around the globe to assess their attitudes toward responsible investing and how they integrate ESG factors into their investment processes. Accordi...

Oftentimes, the highest-yielding bonds are issued by countries with weaker ESG scores; the same tenet applies to sovereign credit ratings. A country with a notably improving ESG risk profile and attractive valuations may signal an opportunistic time to invest. In theory, a country...

ESG Miniseries 3 of 3. The rapidly expanding ESG bond market allows investors to target the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also drives the transition to a net zero carbon economy. For further details see: How Green Bond Markets Drive Climate Action ...

ESG Miniseries 2 of 3. We believe the size of bond markets is important. And recurring nature of debt issuance make fixed income investors a meaningful force in driving sustainable change. For further details see: ESG Into Action - How To Invest Sustainably In Fixed Inco...

ESG Miniseries 1 of 3. How can bond investors contribute to more sustainable financial markets? Members of our ESG investing team discuss accelerating macro trends and their reasons for optimism. For further details see: Sustainability In Bond Markets - 3 Reasons For Opt...