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The Bottom Line: Goldman Sachs makes news with two sustainable initiatives, the launch of robo-advisor Marcus Invest and issuance of an $800 million sustainability bond.
The Bottom Line: Actively managed sustainable ETFs continue to expand in number and assets, reaching 54 funds with $68.6 billion in net assets under management.
The Bottom Line: Green bond fund assets continued to expand in January, reaching almost $1.2 billion while interest in green and sustainable bonds remains high.
The Bottom Line: The ISS announced acquisition of ACRe on Monday continues consolidation trend in the ESG space, now with a focus on U.S. municipals.
The Bottom Line: WisdomTree Investments strives to become a leader in the ESG space, having rebranded a total of six existing ETFs since March 2020.
The Bottom Line: The S&P 500 Index, which gained 18.4% in 2020, added 3.84% in December while sustainable fund managers prevailed in equities and bonds.
The Bottom Line: The announced closing of the $7.9 Sage ESG Intermediate Credit ETF in December illustrates challenges faced by ESG funds to gain traction.
The Bottom Line: Tesla, already a member of some leading US equity ESG indices, is now eligible for addition to the S&P 500 ESG Index.
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The Bottom Line: Actively managed sustainable ETFs continue to expand in number and assets, reaching 54 funds with $68.6 billion in net assets under management.
The Bottom Line: Green bond fund assets continued to expand in January, reaching almost $1.2 billion while interest in green and sustainable bonds remains high.
The Bottom Line: Sustainable ETFs/ETNs in 2020 experienced significant growth and ended the year at $93.1 billion across 154 funds. The ESG Integration-Mixed approach dominates.
The Bottom Line: Green bond funds reach $1.0 billion for first time while green bonds pass the cumulative $1.0 trillion level; outlook positive for 2021.
Model portfolios: Strong U.S equity market in November boost sustainable model portfolios to rise above their conventional benchmarks and achieve new highs The Aggressive Sustainable
Model portfolios: Sustainable model portfolios exceeded or matched the performance of their conventional benchmarks in October The aggressive and moderate sustainable model portfolios both outperformed
Model portfolios: Two of three sustainable model portfolios were eclipsed by their conventional benchmarks In a month when the performance of equities and bonds reversed
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