Managers of Wealth Americas

Asset Manager DWS Says All of Its New Funds This Year Will Be ESG

DWS follows a move by UBS Group (UBS) last year to recommend sustainable investing over traditional investing to its global clients.

The Growth of ESG in Fund Finance and Other Financial Products in the United States

One of the greatest challenges faced by investors or Fund managers with incorporating ESG principles is the existence of multiple ESG reporting frameworks and the lack of consistency and comparability of metrics among them.

Asset manager BlackRock threatens to sell shares in worst climate polluters

World’s biggest investor vows to support net zero carbon pledge amid pressure to divest from fossil fuels

Dealing with the effects of climate change through climate adaptation

EBRD joins call for more reporting of climate risk

Energy Transition Investment hit $500 Billion in 2020 – For First Time

The world invested unprecedented amounts in low-carbon assets last year, from renewables to cleaner transport, energy storage to electric heat

Fidelity ESGenius: Democratic sweep could transform ESG regulation in the US

Current US regulation assumes that improving the sustainable characteristics of a company or portfolio means sacrificing risk-adjusted returns.

BNEF: Sustainable Debt Breaks Annual Record Despite Covid-19 Challenges

Total sustainable debt issuance in 2020 was $732 billion, with social and sustainability bonds enjoying spectacular growth, and green bonds seeing a late-year surge

BMO Global Asset Management Launches MyESG™ to Help Align Investments and Beliefs

There is opportunity for advisors to further educate investors on how their beliefs are investable

SEI Enhances Global Investment Stewardship Strategy

With Focus on Climate Change, SEI Joins Climate Action 100+

It’s Easy Being Green With These Two Clean Energy ETFs

TAN, which started back in 2008, seeks to track the investment results of the MAC Global Solar Energy Index, which is designed to provide exposure to companies listed on exchanges in developed markets.

Eight Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (Dec. 28, 2020)

These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

Are Large Institutional Investors Actually Effective in Getting Companies to Reduce Their CO2 Emissions?

The higher the ownership by the Big Three in a company, the authors find, the greater the reduction of its carbon emissions.

After Attracting a Record $32 Billion from Abroad in 2019, Clean Energy in Emerging Markets Endures a Rough 2020

BloombergNEF’s annual Climatescope survey illustrates investors’ pre-pandemic appetite for clean energy in developing markets; Chile finishes atop the market ranking

Sustainable allocations to double in next five years, finds BlackRock

The survey gathered insights from 425 investors in 27 countries, including corporate and public pension plans, asset managers, endowments, foundations, and global wealth managers with nearly USD25 trillion in assets under management (AUM).

TD Asset Management launches three ESG Exchange-Traded Funds

TD Morningstar ESG Equity Index ETFs provide investors with a low-cost, differentiated ESG solution

Climate change - The low-carbon transition

These policy shifts will drive major changes in business across entire value chains from product design to production, distribution and recycling.

Canadian ESG Assets Surge to $3.2 Trillion

Responsible investments that incorporate environmental, social and governance factors now represent 61.8% of professionally managed assets in Canada.

Canadian banks, insurers to take part in climate project, central bank says

Canada is the world’s fourth-largest oil producer and has the highest emissions per barrel among major oil nations, according to Rystad Energy.

Align your clients’ values to their investments via comprehensive ESG data

Act Analytics is now helping SS&C make this type of analysis available to its customers.

TD Commits to Ambitious Climate Action Plan and Targets Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

Establishes Sustainable Finance and Corporate Transitions Group to support clients and promote long-term sustainable economic growth

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