Insurance companies and advocacy groups oppose the proposed legislation.
Synthetic ETFs use swaps to offer investors exposure to indexes such as the S&P 500.
A change in methodology will see ratings on thousands of funds lowered, highlighting the problems with such scores.
Vanguard S.O.S. aims to get asset manager Vanguard to stop investing in fossil fuels.
The move is part of an overhaul of the research firm's methodology for rating ESG funds.
Climate change, corporate political influence, racial justice and reproductive and worker rights were the leading concerns.
They're adjusting language to head off political conflicts tied to ESG investing.
The GOP-sponsored legislation would block retirement plan managers from engaging in ESG investing.
Chat Reynders's long-held view on banks is starting to resonate with other ESG fund managers.
Advisors are looking more to passive products that do not require input from a broker-dealer, the firm research says.
The S&P 500 energy sector was up over 5% on Wednesday afternoon.
Fink also took a more muted tone on ESG in his most recent annual letter to corporate executives.
This year's proxy season is shaping up to be a real doozy.
Putting women first means creating a legacy of change in the years to come in the financial services.
The proposed restrictions on insurance companies represent a new front in the state's campaign against ESG investing.
Congress has voted to prohibit ESG investing from retirement and pension plans.
In the U.S., emissions grew by 0.8% last year as exceptionally cold weather boosted heating demand.
Three firms are working to bring more sustainable infrastructure investment options to U.S. investors.
The move comes as a number of major investment firms continue to sit on Adani stakes in ESG funds.
While active funds as a whole underperform passive indexes, the most successful active prodcuts share a few key traits.