BlackRock barges into corporate boardrooms
...some funds sold as investments that minimize environmental, social and governance risk continue to vote against their own stated values...
...some funds sold as investments that minimize environmental, social and governance risk continue to vote against their own stated values...
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We are pleased to bring you this year’s annual conference, titled “Financial Policy and the Environment,” hosted in partnership with Barclays, on Wednesday, October 20 and Thursday, October 21, 2021.
Researchers launched an in-house Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) challenge to beat MIT’s machine-learning models for predicting clinical trial outcomes. The results are now available.
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Better than mean variance? This approach to portfolio formation accounts for shocks like pandemics and “drifts” like climate change.
"While CRT may seem like a minor issue for the business community...it is actually a cornerstone to achieving any form of equity in America."
More states may allow some high-income business owners to get around the $10,000 limit on federal deductions for state and local taxes.
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Institutional investors like Goldman Sachs and Citigroup have pledged to invest in projects that tackle the climate crisis. Here’s how they’re doing it — and where challenges remain.
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To jump-start sustainable investing, make sure investor goals are aligned, refresh outdated mental models, and standardize how impact is ranked and measured.
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Index funds with an environmental, social, and governance mandate — like those from Vanguard and BlackRock — don’t always vote in alignment with shareholders’ preferences.
"I think there's a glaring lack of a focus on interoperability legislation, which is a big miss.”