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Can the Religious Robo Advisor Gain a Faithful Following?
Digital wealth managers, facing heightened competition, are turning to niche markets they believe are under-served. The latest? Faith-based investing.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, SRI
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Trump Backlash Creates Positive Effect on Socially Responsible Investing
The rise of climate skeptic Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency ironically has resulted in a rapid increase in interest and adoption of impact investing and other types of values-based investing.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Viewpoint: Cannabis Just Made Socially Responsible Investing More Confusing
So how does cannabis play into SRI? As legal marijuana use has grown, publicly traded companies such as Tilray Inc. and Canopy Growth have caught many investor’s eyes. In some cases, the same investors who spurned investments based on controversial or religious factors have looked at cannabis differently.
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- Investing
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- ESG investing, impact investing, SRI
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Robo-advisor Nutmeg launches socially responsible investment portfolios
Nutmeg is the latest robo-advice investment firm to join the growing socially responsible investing movement by launching a new portfolio range.
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- Investing
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Press release: American Portfolios Addresses SRI through the Launch of its Nine Points Investment Management Impact Portfolios
American Portfolios (AP) has added to its long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility by launching the Nine Points Investment Management (NPIM) Impact Portfolios. Through Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), these portfolios select investments using Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria to provide advisors with a total portfolio solution. "SRI is more than a fad; it’s where the future of investment is moving," Director of Investment Research Jessica Skolnick, CFA states.
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- Investing
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ESG is incomplete: An investor’s perspective
While the sweeping uptake of ESG research and ratings within the investment industry is a welcome evolution, many recent adopters use a check-the-box approach. More investors, both individual and institutional, demand that their investments achieve both financial and ethical returns. To cater to this increasing demand, managers are touting the fact that ESG and other sustainability criteria are, at the very least, considered in the investment process.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Why Financial Advisors Are Still Reluctant to Jump on ESG Bandwagon
Asset managers and major brokerages think there’s big money to be made shilling these funds to advisors, with the likes of BlackRock, Bank of America and UBS highlighting the growing acceptance and mainstream popularity of SRI and “impact investing” strategies.
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- Investing
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OPINION: Socially responsible investing an expensive taste
Other benefits like peace and a livable planet notwithstanding, the financial cost of socially responsible investing appears to be high.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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