ESNG News and Press, Direxion MSCI USA ESG - Leaders vs. Laggards ETF

There were several investigations from market regulators on the impact of ETFs on markets in times of turmoil, as well as on more general topics such as possible issues related to illiquid holdings within an ETF's underlying index. One of the major claims from the critics is that the ...

Looking at the 2022 “expected” growth rates for S&P 500 EPS and revenue particularly since August ’21, readers are still seeing upward revisions. With 27% of the S&P 500 being tech today, the “earnings weight” is far higher, closer to 22-23%....

This is a quarterly FOMC meeting, which will result in a statement and economic projections. It is likely that the Fed will indicate the beginning of the end for QE starts in November. The Fed may also downgrade its GDP growth outlook. For further details see: The Fed Ma...

In addition to the broad goal of climate neutrality, we believe that institutional interest in environmental, social and governance investing is also supportive to commodity prices. At Russell Investments, we’ve seen an increasing institutional focus on ESG matters, and we are ...

As ESG scores and ratings get more traction, researchers are also looking at the factors that allow companies to get high scores and good rankings, and improve them over time. For any variable, no matter how intuitive and obvious its connection to value might be, to generate "excess" ...

A general consensus is forming in the business community: An enterprise focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters can yield benefits to a company. While a strategic focus on — and investment in — ESG plays a critical role in an enterprise’s long...

The environmental element of ESG investing looms large for many investors today. One potential solution may be to classify some investments as partially aligned with the definition of sustainable, or fitting some but not all requirements - but the jury is still out on this. I...

The big story in asset management in recent years is the emergence of sustainability - and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) - focused funds. To have a meaningful influence on corporates and policymakers, asset managers need to collaborate with other industry players or NGOs...

Given the magnitude of the changes we foresee, long-term investors may find opportunities in the technologies and innovations that create renewable energy sources or reduce the carbon intensity of energy production. Net zero is about reducing greenhouse gas emissions so that over time...

On the second anniversary of the Business Roundtable's statement endorsing a "stakeholder" standard for corporate conduct, corporations have been criticized for doing nothing to implement it. But in fact, the opposite has happened: corporations have embraced some stakeholder interests...