115 funds drop ESG from branding in 2024 to comply with SDR
A further 30-50% of all European ESG funds are expected to change their names in line with FCA and ESMA marketing guidelines in 2025
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Schroders to adopt all four SDR labels on 16 funds
Schroders is the first firm to publicly confirm the adoption of all four SDR labels
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Saba’s ‘sub-par corporate governance’ is breaching FCA rules
Saba could be breaking the FCA’s rules around board independence, according to Edison
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Four investment trusts become first to adopt SDR sustainability labels
Non-UK AIC members are looking carefully at the labelling regime in preparation for when they’re bought into scope
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Premier Miton EMs fund to use Sustainability Impact label
Managed by Fiona Manning and William Scholes
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Aegon to apply Sustainability Focus SDR label to two funds
Three of Aegon’s ethical funds will remain unlabelled with sustainable characteristics
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Urgency and agency
Rebecca Kowalski says junior professionals have the capacity to maximise the potential of sustainable finance
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Cazenove to utilise SDR Sustainability Focus label across three funds
Aiming to give clients ‘confidence in the integrity and robustness’ of its sustainable investment approach
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Duo of T. Rowe Price funds secure SDR impact label
The funds have gained approval to use the Sustainability Impact label from early next year
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What’s in a label?: The double-edged sword of SDR labelling
Although SDR cannot be considered a damp squib, it needs to evolve with industry feedback and practical realities, writes Jake Moeller
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Third EdenTree fund gains SDR Sustainability Impact label
Global Impact Bond fund will adopt the label from 3 February 2025
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Abrdn to adopt Sustainability Focus label on two equity funds
Both funds will change name, and their investment objectives will be updated as of 20 February 2025