As ESG factors help contribute to—or detract from—security returns, it makes sense for active investors to integrate them into security selection. Factor attribution using historical returns can ...

Kentucky Representative Andy Barr introduced a bill aimed at returning investment regulations to a Trump-era standard. Representative Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, introduced legislation called the Ensuring ...

The Trust Crisis in ESG Surveys now show that both retail and institutional investors doubt ESG products. They underperform benchmarks, lack consistency, and often fail to align with sustainability ...

The ongoing wave of anti-ESG legislation in Republican controlled state houses continued with Kansas passing its own version. Compared to sweeping changes proposed by other states, Kansas’ anti-ESG ...

Amid a standoff between House Republicans and President Joe Biden regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, recent research by one of Europe’s largest asset managers has shown ...

The Senate on Wednesday passed a disapproval resolution, formally killing a Biden administration Department of Labor rule that encourages private retirement plan fiduciaries to consider environment, ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. On Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill that blocks a ...

New Hampshire has joined 24 other states in seeking to scotch the Biden administration’s initiative to allow fiduciaries managing the assets of retirement plans to weigh climate change, along with ...

ESG investing refers to an investment model that takes into account environmental, social and governance considerations alongside traditional performance factors when choosing to invest in companies.

Republican-led pushback against a controversial investing movement that critics decry for pushing "woke" political causes appears to be having an impact. U.S. sustainable funds, which use ESG criteria ...

The materiality of ESG factors differs across sectors and markets. Investors need to understand how. As environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors help contribute to—or detract from—security ...