LCTU News and Press, BlackRock U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF From 06/03/21

Exchange traded funds are an area of the financial market that appear to buildup steam month after month as inflows to the space continue at a record pace. The question is, with all of the new market opportunities and new ETFs that are hitting the market, how many will actually resonate with ...

Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory book takes a look at modern portfolio theory (MPT), including where it came from, the potential limitations of MPT in factoring in ESG information, and the systemic risks we increasingly see in our investing world. We estimate that globally all th...

Analyzing COVID-19's climate impact in 2020 provides some insights to investors on the size of structural changes implied by a transition scenario aligned with the Paris objective. Taking a look at the "ambition" gap between countries' official commitments to limit greenhouse gas (GHG...

Over the last decade, clients in more than 100 countries have entrusted BlackRock with $1.9 trillion of net new business, including $391 billion of net inflows in 2020. Our strong business and financial results and commitment to consistently investing for the future has enabled us to ...

Innovation advances business practices, services, and products, and when it permeates the economy, innovation increases productivity, and spurs economic wealth creation. Growth stocks, because of the longer duration of their earnings, can be very sensitive to rising interest rates and...

Currently, there’s no single standard for how ESG information should be analyzed and disclosed. Because of this, investors tend to rely heavily on generalized ESG “scores” provided by a handful of vendors. In order to gain a deeper understanding of ESG-related alp...

Due to passive investing’s increasing popularity, opportunities outside of the major indexes should become both more prevalent and more attractive. Recently, though, traditional passive investing has become a bit less popular as many investors have eagerly embraced alternatives...

To begin, every investor, knowingly or unknowingly, is already making decisions around sustainable investing. To build a sustainable portfolio, the first step is to understand your current ESG profile. Sustainable investing does involve tradeoffs, by eliminating exposures to certa...

There is a growing realization that combining index investing and sustainability engagement is not only possible but can reinforce and mobilize significant global assets under management to enable collaborative engagement. Passive investment has the potential to influence and achieve ...

From digital factories to plant-based clothing, climate change investing is much more than just investing in renewable energy, according to the Templeton Global Equity Group. The investible universe for climate change represents a much broader opportunity set of activities across a wi...