UKSIF and IA publish guidance for SDR consumer-facing disclosures
Investors should include information such as labels as well as sustainability objectives and metrics
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Sustainability labels: Challenges for portfolio managers
From passing on costs of implementation to investors, to meeting the 70% threshold, portfolio managers have a lot to consider
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How to prepare for the FCA’s anti-greenwashing rule
Anti-greenwashing guidance warns firms about the colours used around sustainability – but firms need to be whiter than white
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Green taxonomies are a study aid not a pass mark
Victory Hill’s Fraser-Smith explains why taxonomies are a powerful tool but no magic bullet
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Will the FCA’s anti-greenwashing rule be enough to rebuild trust in sustainable investing?
Early signs are the rule will change behaviour, according to the AIC’s Nick Britton
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Exclusive: Bloomberg launches sustainable investment screening tool
Enables investors to screen portfolios, funds and indices against their own set of sustainability criteria
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Industry welcomes FCA’s anti-greenwashing guidance but will need to ‘rush’ to meet 31 May deadline
Some firms were hoping for a longer transition period, commentators say
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FCA releases proposals to expand SDR to wealth managers
The regulator has made adjustments to requirements for portfolio management services following industry feedback
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Do fund managers have a responsibility to improve Gen Z’s sustainable finance knowledge?
As social media shares false misinformation and complexities around sustainable investing grow – do fund managers need to step in?
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Scrubbing off the greenwash: Why the FCA guidance is welcome
‘The new guidance shouldn’t be a challenge for good managers who are used to measuring, assessing and reporting on this already’
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New greenwashing rules are imminent
Julia Dreblow considers how investors should engage with the FCA’s upcoming anti-greenwashing rule
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CCLA’s Corah and Berens: Why ESG funds need to raise the bar for their investors
The firm is moving its products beyond the trend of ‘traditional green, clean and thematic funds’