Responsible Investing – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:08:08 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png Responsible Investing – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 What Canada’s modern slavery law means for board disclosure https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/what-canadas-modern-slavery-law-means-for-board-disclosure/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:00:43 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=226681 Ottawa is trying to prevent forced labour in supply chains through further transparency, an RIA conference speaker said

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How to improve responsible investing conversations with clients https://phoenix.advisor.ca/my-practice/conversations/how-to-improve-responsible-investing-conversations-with-clients/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:45:44 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=226471 There’s more to ESG discussions than asking investors what they want to avoid

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What is ESG integration, anyway? https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/what-is-esg-integration-anyway/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:21:52 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=226377 There's no one way to perform ESG integration, but a definition is forthcoming

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CIFSC releases inaugural list of Canadian responsible investing funds https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/cifsc-releases-inaugural-list-of-canadian-responsible-investing-funds/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:00:09 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=221349 Nearly 400 funds have been classified under six responsible investing categories

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Interest in responsible investing wavers amid greenwashing concerns https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/interest-in-responsible-investing-wavers-amid-greenwashing-concerns/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:07:51 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=221074 Survey finds interest in RI is declining in the face of challenges

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The upside of ESG backlash https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/the-upside-of-esg-backlash/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:30:35 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=217005 Increased scrutiny will create better outcomes for the industry in the long run

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Asset managers expand RI strategies: Survey https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/asset-managers-expand-ri-strategies-survey/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:41:06 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=216863 Responsible Investment Association survey finds recent momentum is giving way to demand for more vigilant reporting

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Political spat over climate risks in investments gets hotter https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/political-spat-over-climate-risks-in-investments-gets-hotter/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:49:39 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=215776 ESG getting pushback from politicians in Texas, Florida, West Virginia and others

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Vatican imposes new investment policy amid financial scandal https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/vatican-imposes-new-investment-policy-amid-financial-scandal/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 19:35:32 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=211926 The policy bans speculative investments, short-selling and highly leveraged or complex financial products

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CIFSC releases framework to help advisors, investors identify responsible investment funds https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/cifsc-releases-framework-to-help-advisors-investors-identify-responsible-investment-funds/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:09:25 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=211410 The framework covers six basic types of responsible investing

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