News & Commentaries

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  • Academics Attack ESG for Failure to Outperform During Crisis.

    “‘These results suggest that innovation-related assets rather that social capital investments offer the greater immunity to sudden, unanticipated market declines,’ the authors wrote.” (COMMENTARY] I believe I understand the study’s main contention. However, ESG funds generally are full of ‘innovation-related assets.’ Such assets frequently have high ESG ratings too! That’s why the ESG funds outperformed.Academics…

  • Vast majority of comments oppose ESG proposal – analysis.

    “More than 95% of the firms, groups and individuals who submitted comment letters or signed petitions in response to the Department of Labor’s proposal on environmental, social and governance investments in ERISA plans opposed the initiative, an analysis published Thursday from several investor organizations and financial industry firms found.” [COMMENTARY] I suspect that despite the…

  • Academics Attack ESG for Failure to Outperform During Crisis.

    “‘These results suggest that innovation-related assets rather that social capital investments offer the greater immunity to sudden, unanticipated market declines,’ the authors wrote.” (COMMENTARY] I believe I understand the study’s main contention. However, ESG funds generally are full of ‘innovation-related assets.’ Such assets frequently have high ESG ratings too! That’s why the ESG funds outperformed.Academics…

  • Vast majority of comments oppose ESG proposal – analysis.

    “More than 95% of the firms, groups and individuals who submitted comment letters or signed petitions in response to the Department of Labor’s proposal on environmental, social and governance investments in ERISA plans opposed the initiative, an analysis published Thursday from several investor organizations and financial industry firms found.” [COMMENTARY] I suspect that despite the…

  • Investors continue to align with SDGs.

    “Five years on since the SDGs were launched, an increasing number of investors are putting capital to work to earn returns alongside helping solve global scourges like the climate crisis, poverty and inequality.” [COMMENTARY] Investments that align with the UN’s SDGs that make good returns are the ideal of ethical and sustainable investing!Investors continue to…

  • Investors continue to align with SDGs.

    “Five years on since the SDGs were launched, an increasing number of investors are putting capital to work to earn returns alongside helping solve global scourges like the climate crisis, poverty and inequality.” [COMMENTARY] Investments that align with the UN’s SDGs that make good returns are the ideal of ethical and sustainable investing!Investors continue to…