How to build an effective stewardship programme
After the FCA’s recent comment that stewardship activities do not meet expectations, Quilter Cheviot’s Gemma Woodward gives firms some pointers
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FCA appoints Godfrey and Dreblow to run sustainable advice working group
Godfrey will appoint further members from across the industry
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Appointments of women as UK financial service directors falls in 2023
The UK has the lowest percentage of women appointments across major European markets
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Passives to be ‘significantly underrepresented’ in SDR labels
Morningstar analysis shows high number are not within the scope of FCA labelling regime
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SDR: Three major impacts to look out for in 2024
Seb Beloe, partner and head of research at WHEB Asset Management, explains how SDR will change the sustainable investment market over the next year
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FCA urged to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
Ethnicity pay gap ‘a crucial first step to raising workforce standards across the sector’
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SDR and the new investment labels: Will the data stack up?
Stewarts’ Elisa Wahnon says asset managers needs to closely look at underlying data to avoid falling foul of the rules
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Nordea’s Pedersen Q&A: Engaging with companies before we invest
Eric Pederson explains Nordea’s engagement and divestment strategy
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SDR an ‘important moment’ in building trust in the UK’s sustainable investing market
However, some concerns it creates space for greenwashing
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CCLA on SDR: ‘There will be a degree of testing, and that takes time’
CCLA’s Peter Hugh Smith and James Corah express their views on the FCA’s final policy statement
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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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SDR and green taxonomy updates: Takeaways from UKSIF summit
Baroness Vere announces transition plan disclosure consultation and panels discuss COP28 and regulation