There is little that investors can do to anticipate unexpected macroeconomic risks such as the coronavirus that rattled markets in the first quarter of 2020. Such events are jarring, and while they often receive the most attention, they are far from the only hazards investors must negotiate on the road to financial success...
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds were supposed to give investors a way to do well while doing good. However, closer examinations of such products have led to mounting frustrations with the funds and investment managers who offer them.
Change Finance was honored to win Best ESG ETF Provider at ETF Express's inaugural US awards on October 24, 2019. ETF Express partnered with Algo-Chain to pre-select managers based on their performance over the previous 12 months...
Corporations can have an outsized impact on the well-being of people and the planet. The fact that 71% of global carbon emissions come from just 100 publicly traded or state-owned enterprises illustrates this dynamic. Sustainable, Responsible, and Impact (SRI) investing can steer companies in a more positive direction...
Today, global investors value companies in the fossil fuel industry at approximately $4 trillion.2 At Change Finance, we believe these investors are the latest to fail to acknowledge a tectonic shift that is already realigning capital markets...
Oil had quite a year. Prices opened in the $60s, and rallied through much of the year, hitting a near-five-year high in the mid $80s in early October. Higher oil prices delivered cash to fossil fuel companies, benefiting shareholders through stock buybacks and boosting dividends. Then geopolitics brought the party to an abrupt end...