Orchard Street real estate fund gains impact label
Focused on decarbonisation of buildings, the fund has been approved for the Sustainability Impact label under SDR
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Crypto regulation ‘could open the door to market integrity and consumer confidence’
The FCA will begin consultation on regulating the crypto asset market in 2025
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FCA updates SDR guidance for impact and mixed goals labels
Although labels ‘aren’t the end of the story’, they’re helping to create solid foundations for the market, says FCA’s Sacha Sadan
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M&G to adopt SDR label for Positive Impact fund
Fund managed by Ben Constable Maxwell and the impact team
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Reboot: Over a quarter of employees report elimination of diversity-focused role in past two years
70% described leadership as ‘actively resistant’ to ethnic and racial diversity initiatives
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Columbia Threadneedle adopts ‘Sustainability Focus’ label for nine funds
Two of its fixed income funds will adopt a sustainability label at a future date
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Impax Environmental Markets receives Sustainability Impact label
The label will come into effect on the 27 November
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Regnan’s Sustainable Water and Waste fund adopts Sustainability Focus label
Effective from 20 December 2024
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EU green lights ESG ratings regulation for 2026
The UK is also bringing forward ESG ratings regulation
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What counts as vulnerable? Key Consumer Duty feedback for financial advisers
With over 50% of people deemed ‘vulnerable’ at some stage in their lives, advisers need to address some key issues, writes FE fundinfo’s Helen Slater
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Making SDR a success into 2025 and beyond
With just weeks away until the FCA’s next deadline, there’s still work to do to ensure SDR delivers against its end goals, writes the IA’s Carol Thomas
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Investors’ understanding of SDR still weak
Research in Finance finds the majority of private investors fail to understand SDR metrics