Investment

This policy needs to be evaluated from multiple facets, instead of treating it like a simple line-item budgetary issue.

The savviest advisors have figured out how to frame sustainability as a logical extension of the work most already do.

In this week’s fund news, Vanguard and BlackRock take stakes in Just Invest and SpiderRock, respectively; Goldman rolls out its first transparent active equity ETF; and Jacob Asset Management gets into the ETF business.

The actively managed JFWD will invest in “innovative, forward-thinking companies that the team believes are leveraging technology to create significant competitive advantages.”

Vanguard leads the way as industry prepares to shatter annual record with months to go.

GSFP is Goldman Sachs' first transparent, actively managed ETF and it will invest in companies seeking solutions to environmental problems in clean energy, resource efficiency, sustainable consumption, the circular economy and water sustainability.