News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Twitter allows me to cover more–and breaking news–to help you do better! Clients more open to advice on ESG investing. “According to Legg Mason′s Global Investment Survey, advised investors are more than twice as likely to choose companies or funds according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Lack of international standards holding back ESG investing, finds BNY Mellon study. “Non-financial performance measurement and a lack of international standards have been identified as the biggest hurdle for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing.” [COMMENTARY]BNY Mellon have hit on an old and familiar theme with their study.…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Does ethical investment withhold capital from those that most need it? Charlie Robertson of Renaissance Capital, an investment bank, reckons ESG risks becoming code for something else: an excuse for investors to put all of their money in Scandinavia. Prosperous havens rate highly on the criteria ESG investors…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- The Next Wave of Socially Responsible Investors Has Arrived. “Swell Investing′s 2018 ’Money Meets Morals’ study finds that the vast majority of Gen Z investors aged 18-24 (84%) are either already invested in socially responsible or impact investments or plan to invest in the future. The study was…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Should impact investors aim for market returns? “Impact investing launches are increasingly shedding the caveat that deep social impact results in a sacrifice of financial returns.” [COMMENTARY]Though this article discusses impact investing in the UK environment, the arguments presented are universally applicable. Should impact investors aim for market…

News & Commentaries by Ron Robins ————————————————————- Using ESG Ratings to Build a Sustainability Investing Strategy. “Sustainability investing continues to grow in popularity, but the lack of standardization in sustainability reporting poses a challenge for investors wishing to maximize the social responsibility, and minimize the social damage, of their investments. The authors, who previously studied…