FCA releases Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
Long-awaited SDR includes changes such as a fourth fund label, and less prescriptive stewardship and disclosure rules
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Rathbones to launch global sustainable bond fund
To be managed by head of fixed income Bryn Jones and fund manager Stuart Chilvers
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Invesco names director of ESG research
Molly Betournay joins from Vermont-based advisory firm
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IFC and T. Rowe Price to launch blue bond strategy
Strategy to build on UN Sustainable Development Goals 14 and 6
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Hiring slows for engagement roles at asset managers
Yet some teams have never been busier, according to Redington survey
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BlueOrchard launches EM impact credit fund
An SFDR Article 9 fund aiming to improve financial inclusion
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Schroders Reit changes objective to improve green credentials amid NAV dip
The £466m trust owns 40 properties
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Companies not accounting for climate change adaptation
AMF report analyses 31 companies on their alignment to the EU taxonomy
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Dragon Capital Group equity fund classified as SFDR Article 8
Vietnam fund’s ESG criteria underscored by reclassification
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US Solar Fund shareholders approve new manager and policy changes
Motions were passed with 89.6% of votes in favour
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Nine in 10 investors doubt corporate sustainability claims
PwC investor survey finds scepticism is up 7% from last year
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FCA finds ESG funds ‘not meeting expectations’
Ahead of SDR the UK regulator spotlights ESG inconsistency, and lack of stewardship and governance, in retail funds