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The US Department of Labor's recent actions have cast a spotlight on the curious logic underpinning the case for environmental, social, and governance ((ESG)) investing. More than 8,700 commenters wrote in July largely to condemn a new rule proposed by the DOL that would limit the abilit...

tranformational This article is part of an ongoing related series that explores an ongoing long-term secular systemic shift in markets, economics, politics and society. Readers might also like to read: Information Is The New Capital Understanding The Apparent Mismatch Between Current...

By Robert Neilson, CFA, Head of Product Strategy and Solutions, EMEA - Invesco Fixed Income Environmental, social, and governance approaches are increasingly seen as a potential benefit, not a hinderance. The Invesco 2020 Global Fixed Income Study provides hard evidence that a sea ch...

Introduction Last week, I did an article on some ETFs that resulted in investors sacrificing return as their focused approached failed to reward their owners ( Article ). With all the ETFs available, I searched for ETFs that both beat [[SPY]], considered the "gold standard" for LC ETFs, and ...

Environmental, social and governance initiatives have gained traction in many companies By Nathan Miller, Unit Trust Equity Portfolio Manager Advocates of environmental, social and governance ((ESG)) investing have long maintained that strong ESG practices contribute to strong busi...

In the first installment of a series from the Index Industry Association ((IIA)), Dan Lefkovitz , Strategist for Morningstar Indexes, explores the surprising resilience of environmental, social, and governance ((ESG)) investing in 2020, citing passive investment trends and a growing performa...

By Helena Fung, head of sustainable investment, APAC The appetite among domestic investors in Japan for ESG (environmental, social and governance) instruments has undoubtedly been gaining momentum. The Japan Sustainable Investment Forum ((JSIF)) reports that total sustainable investment ...

ESG is arguably one of the great "mega trends" of increasing importance to institutional investors in recent years, and likely over the years to come. The acronym "ESG" stands for " E nvironmental," " S ocial," and " G overnance" metrics used in evaluating an investment alongside financial met...

By Randall Dishmon, Senior Portfolio Manager A holistic investment process examines the big picture beyond the rigid criteria of some ESG scoring techniques. I've had two distinct careers in my professional life. Starting out as a civil engineer, working on large-scale commercial pro...

By Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist The ripple effects of COVID-19 are impacting a wide variety of markets, and investors have lots of questions. Among them: Will production facilities leave China for other markets? What fixed income opportunities have been created by ce...