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    Morgan Stanley Says Defense Could Get $119 Billion ESG Boost

    2025-03-24

    MSN: ESG funds in Europe could substantially increase their allocations to the defense industry should existing restrictions be fully removed, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley.

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    JPMorgan Rebrands DEI, Leaves Net-Zero Asset Managers Initiative

    2025-03-24

    ESG Dive: JPMorgan Chase announced changes to its internal practices on diversity, equity and inclusion and its external memberships in climate-related organizations last week, ESG Dive confirmed.

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    BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street Seek Dismissal of Red States’ Coal Antitrust Suit

    2025-03-21

    Yahoo Finance: The lawsuit alleging the three asset managers had conspired to “artificially constrict” the U.S. coal market was first filed in November, claiming the asset managers had made “substantial” investments in public coal companies to get them to drive down their output. 

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    Defence Firms Held Back By UK Ethical Banking Standards, Industry Says

    2025-03-20

    Sky News: The defence industry has long complained that environment, sustainability and governance (ESG) standards, intended to guide business impact on society, have prevented small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) raising finance.

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    Fund Bosses Are Piling Into Defense Bets Once Deemed ‘Laughable’

    2025-03-19

    Yahoo Finance: ESG fund bosses battered by years of miserable returns are rapidly redefining their mandates to make room for highly lucrative defense bets.

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    BlackRock Enhances Sustainability Characteristics of $92 Billion of Funds Ahead of ESMA ESG Fund Naming Rules

    2025-03-19

    ESG Today: Investment giant BlackRock announced a series of changes to its sustainable fund lineup ahead of the implementation of new fund naming guidelines by EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), according to a letter to BlackRock clients seen by ESG Today.

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    Sustainability as Strategy: Why Smart Companies Keep ESG Policies Despite Political Headwinds

    2025-03-18

    ESG Dive: Only a few months into the new administration, the United States is already seeing sweeping changes in the regulatory environment and the future of several climate and social initiatives is tenuous. 

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    Australia Court Fines Active Super A$10.5 Million for Greenwashing ESG Investing Claims

    2025-03-18

    ESG Today: A federal court in Australia imposed a A$10.5 million (USD$6.7 million) penalty on superannuation fund Active Super trustee LGSS, after finding that the firm had engaged in greenwashing by continuing to invest in securities in areas that it had claimed to eliminate for environmental or social reasons.

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    SEC Pushes Back Names Rule Compliance Dates

    2025-03-18

    ESG Dive: When the SEC initially adopted the updated Names Rule in 2023, the largest funds previously had until Dec. 11, 2025 to comply, with smaller funds due to comply six months after.

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    UBS Purges DEI From Annual Report Amid Trump’s Backlash

    2025-03-17

    Advisor Hub: UBS Group AG’s annual report no longer refers to a key sustainability term that has come under attack from the Trump administration, indicating how the backlash is impacting European firms.

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