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    GOP Senators Ask Whether ESG Investing Hurts Federal Retirement Savers

    2021-07-01

    Investment News: Two leading Republican lawmakers on the Senate’s banking and government oversight committees are warning that a commitment to environmental, social and governance investing by two giant asset managers could be diminishing the retirement savings of federal employees.

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    HSBC Asset Management Finances the Launch of Radiant ESG Global Investors

    2021-07-01

    Business Wire: HSBC Asset Management today announces that it is taking a minority stake in Radiant ESG, a US-based, ESG and diversity and inclusion (D&I) focused consulting firm co-founded by Heidi Ridley and Kathryn McDonald, former CEO and Head of Sustainable Investing at Rosenberg Equities, respectively.

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    Deloitte Study: 90 Percent of Institutional Investors Consider Climate Change Risks Before Deciding to Invest in a Company

    2021-07-01

    The Wealth Advisor: Climate change risk is an increasingly significant driver in investment models and has been cited by almost 90 percent of institutional investors as the most significant ESG (environmental, social, governance) factor influencing their decisions to invest in a company, according to a Deloitte report.

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    Firms Scrub Dirty Bonds Off Books in Quest for ESG Credentials

    2021-07-01

    BNN Bloomberg: A new trend is emerging in the world of ESG as companies turn their attention to cleaning up old debt. They’re either buying back conventional notes, which could finance just about anything, or transforming old securities to green.

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    JP Morgan Launches Three Sustainability Funds

    2021-06-30

    Financial Times Adviser: JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched three sustainability-focussed OEICs in what is its first UK thematic offering.

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    Crossover Energy Partners Teams Up with KKR to Accelerate The Clean Energy Transition

    2021-06-30

    Business Wire: Crossover Energy Partners’ mission is to support renewable energy initiatives and decarbonization goals for large energy users by designing cost-effective and innovative solutions tailored to their specific needs.

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    Large Institutions, Including AIMCo, OMERS, and CPP, Reveal Their Progress on Diversity

    2021-06-29

    Institutional Investor: One year after 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests sparked reflection on diversity in the investment industry, research published by the Institutional Leadership Network shows that major players have implemented a wide range of equity and inclusion initiatives. But the organizations say there is still a long way to go.

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    Morgan Stanley Investment Management Launches Global Balanced Sustainable Fund and Global Balanced Income Fund for UK Investors

    2021-06-29

    Institutional Asset Manager: Both funds are managed by the experienced Global Balanced Risk Control Team who focus on maintaining a stable risk profile, whilst making tactical allocations across regions and sub-asset classes to add further value.

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    Beware of ‘ESG Bubble,’ Says Ex-Chair of World’s Biggest Pension

    2021-06-28

    BNN Bloomberg: The former head of the board of governors at the world’s largest pension fund said he sees signs of a “bubble” in environmental, social and governance investing, and said the Japanese fund needs to consider how much ESG assets contribute to returns.

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    BlackRock Revamps Bias and Harassment Policies After Review

    2021-06-24

    EBN: BlackRock said that it will change the way it handles employee complaints about issues like sexual harassment and racial discrimination, after enlisting a law firm to investigate its practices.

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