Is socially responsible investing about to take a dramatic turn? Investing decisions based on environmental, social and corporate governance standards, commonly known as ESG, has been increasingly popular. In a Bernstein report titled “Trust in Asset Management,” analysts talk about “the social function of the investment profession” beyond just delivering returns performance. As returns start to become more challenging to achieve, Bernstein predicts the motivation to find socially minded investments will increase. But could this trend result in corporations taking more partisan political positions, as one observer suggests? “Political surprises of 2016” sent a message that the finance world needs…
As Returns Diminish We Could See Further Balkanization In Corporate America: Bernstein
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.