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Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust Sign the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
Bank of America’s Global Wealth and Investment Management (GWIM) division today announced that it has signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) on behalf of its discretionary asset management businesses. The unit (GWIM) is comprised primarily of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and U.S. Trust.
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Impact Investors Shifting Gears to Accommodate Specific Goals
The trend of impact investing — into companies, organizations and funds with the aim of investing for social and environmental good, as well as a financial gain — is becoming more specific.
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PRESS RELEASE: Agora Fund Will Bring Rigor of Investing to Philanthropy
Innovative new social enterprise will work with donors and nonprofits to apply the rigor, transparency and ease of a for-profit investment platform to the world of charitable giving.
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10 Things You Need To Know About Social And Environmental Investing
Responsible investing has undergone a radical shift, investors are demanding more of their financial advisors, and regulators are struggling to keep up, say experts.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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U.S. managed assets with socially responsible criteria rise
The share of U.S. managed assets invested with environmental, social or similar criteria rose 50 percent over the past two years, a foundation that tracks the field said, because of new disclosure standards and client concern about areas like climate change.
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OPINION: The Shift From Promotion to Pragmatism in Impact Investing
Gone are the heady headlines proclaiming the birth of a trillion dollar asset class. Instead, we are seeing substantive attempts to overcome challenges to sector growth.
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Villgro Innovations invests in seven social enterprises
Social enterprise incubator Villgro Innovations has picked seven new companies operating in the healthcare, energy, agriculture and education sectors for its second set of incubation and funding programme.
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How Rogue Microfinance Lenders Overburden Poor South Africans
Microfinance, or lending small sums to low-income borrowers or entrepreneurs, was supposed to be a source of development and income growth for the poor in Africa. Has it worked?
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