Compliance | November 12th, 2024 Lisa Gomez Expects Fiduciary and ESG Rules to Face Reversals in 2nd Trump Administration EBSA head says she is likely on a ‘farewell tour,’ speaking Tuesday at the PLANADVISER 360 conference.
Compliance | July 22nd, 2024 Challenge to DOL’s ESG Rule Sent Back to Texas District Court The Texas court will re-hear the challenge to the 2022 Department of Labor rule on 401(k) plan investing, now without...
Compliance | July 5th, 2024 Chevron Reversal Could Affect Appeal of DOL’s ESG Rule Challengers of the rule that allows environmental, social and governance factors to be considered in investment decisions cited the overturning...
Investing | November 10th, 2023 Navigating ESG: Forward Thinking Sustainability-related disclosure regulations coming to Europe will be relevant for investors, panelists say.
Investing | November 8th, 2023 Navigating ESG: the Informed ESG Investor In an uncertain regulatory environment, panelists discussed considerations for plan sponsors when evaluating whether to put ESG funds into an...
Data and Research | September 8th, 2023 Public Pension Plans Demonstrate Strong Support for ESG Resolutions In the 2022 proxy season, state and local pension funds showed stronger support for ESG considerations than sustainable funds and...
Compliance | June 21st, 2023 New House Bill Suggests ESG Is to Blame for Underfunded Pensions While focused on eliminating consideration of ESG factors in fiduciary investment decisions, the legislation also requires a study of public...
Investing | June 6th, 2023 House Hearings Emphasize Sharp Partisan Divide on ESG The narratives of the two parties have consolidated around opposing views and how those views relate to fiduciary duties.
Compliance | June 5th, 2023 Pilot Claims American Airlines Prioritized ‘Underperforming’ ESG Funds A class action complaint brought against American, Fidelity and Edelman Financial Engines targets ESG 401(k) investments.
Investing | March 20th, 2023 Biden Uses First Veto to Uphold DOL ESG Rule Veto permits retirement plans to continue using environmental, social and governance criteria when selecting retirement plan investments.
Compliance | February 24th, 2023 Representative DelBene Proposes Legislating DOL’s ESG Rule The bill, if passed, would amend ERISA and remove the legal basis for challenging the use of ESG factors in...
Products | February 10th, 2023 Putnam Brings ESG-Focused TDFs to DC Plan Sponsors The defined contribution investment provider says the new offering is to meet growing demand from plan sponsors and participants.
Investing | November 10th, 2022 Exploring ESG Investing: What Is ESG? Environmental, social and governance investing is not what you may think.