It seems that the Labor Department is doubling down on its ESG information request campaign, now looking to the practices behind investments in, and monitoring of, ESG-themed ERISA plan investments... Read More
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BY Ted Godbout | 8/5/2020
The Department of Labor’s proposed rule addressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in selecting plan investments received more than 1,500 comment letters during the 30-day comment... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 8/3/2020
In a comment letter on the Department of Labor’s proposed rule on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in selecting plan investments, the American Retirement Association cautions that... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 7/29/2020
Amid the growing support and pushback on the use of ESG criteria for investing, a new white paper seeks to establish the use of a consistent terminology when describing ESG integration and... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 7/22/2020
Pushback on the Labor Department’s ESG proposal continues—this time in a letter from about 40 Democrats in the House of Representatives.
The July 20 letter to Secretary of Labor Eugene... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 7/16/2020
A group of Senate Democrats is calling on the Labor Department to withdraw its proposal clarifying the investment duties of ERISA plan fiduciaries in relation to environmental, social and governance... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 7/13/2020
Amid the focus on the Labor Department’s new proposal to contain ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing, a new survey finds that, for the first time, a majority of investors cite... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 7/10/2020
The Labor Department has the industry all abuzz about ESG (environmental, societal, governance) investments—this week we asked readers about their take on the proposal, and how ESG fits in with their... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 7/6/2020
The Labor Department has the industry all abuzz about ESG (environmental, societal, governance) investment—this week we’d like to know if they’ve made inroads with your practice.
Late last month,... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 6/30/2020
The Department of Labor’s proposed regulation clarifying investment duties of ERISA plan fiduciaries in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is already drawing fire from... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 6/24/2020
Noting its concern “that the growing emphasis on ESG investing may be prompting ERISA plan fiduciaries to make investment decisions for purposes distinct from providing benefits to participants and... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 6/18/2020
Inquiries from the Employee Benefit Security Administration regarding plan investments in ESG options are a national focus—motivated by concerns about how those options are being promoted.... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 6/2/2020
While you were firing up the barbeque last Friday, the Labor Department dropped off a proposed rule titled “Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments.”
It’s not immediately clear what the... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 2/25/2020
A key question surrounding ESG investing has long been whether investors must be willing to accept a risk/return trade-off to invest in companies with strong ESG practices.
Morningstar... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 10/10/2019
While institutional investors have shown continued interest in environmental, social and governance factors, DC plans apparently still have a ways to go.
Overall incorporation of... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 9/3/2019
A lot can happen in a year, but in terms of topics deemed “over-hyped,” respondents to our 2019 Summit Insider had much in common with those from the prior year.
That said, ESG investments (... Read More
BY Ted Godbout | 5/17/2019
Demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies is strong among investors and research supports the case for integrating ESG factors into the defined contribution investment decision... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 2/9/2017
What you might think of as socially responsive investing (SRI) or taking into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has come to be known as “impact investing.” And a new report... Read More
BY Nevin E. Adams, JD | 12/22/2016
Groom Law says the strong push in international bodies such as the European Commission and OECD to encourage pensions to take into account environmental, social, ethical and governance (ESG) factors... Read More
BY NAPA Net Staff | 6/1/2016
A new survey suggests that the old social investing mantra about doing well by doing good might apply to advisors who have experience and access to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG... Read More
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