FCA ESG director defends ‘sustainable improver’ fund label
Sacha Sadan addressed concerns over SDR during Morningstar’s Investment Conference
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FCA launches consultation on vote-reporting template for UK asset managers
‘The full value of voting is not currently realised across the investment chain’
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Financial Services and Markets Bill adds nature into net-zero regulation
Bill in currently at the report stage in the UK House of Lords
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Engagement: Are fund managers avoiding the hard questions?
It’s tempting for them to go for quick wins to demonstrate a company’s sustainability improvements and avoid divestment
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IA’s Cummings: Further regulation on sustainability is not appropriate
A one-size-fits-all approach would ‘stifle innovation’ and competitiveness
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SFDR flip-flopping doesn’t inspire confidence despite ‘clarifications’
‘I would be surprised if any group were in a hurry to change the disclosures of its funds again until there is stability’
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FCA should not ‘impose regulatory guardrails’ on sustainability too soon
Industry responds to UK regulator’s latest discussion paper on sustainable finance
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Is greenwashing a big problem for the financial advice market?
High-net-worth individuals admit scepticism and mistrust are preventing them from investing in green and social impact funds
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Should all ESG funds get labels?
‘None of the SDR requirements are rocket science, but they do require a real commitment to sustainability’
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Green Finance Strategy: ‘A step forward but not enough’
UK government updates its plans alongside the release of reports to ‘power up’ Britain
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Schroders launches first sustainable long term assets fund for UK pensions
Impact objective is to contribute positively to climate change and support the transition towards net zero
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MSCI ESG downgrades means onus on firms to ‘control evaluation’
Methodology changes will see ratings of almost two-thirds of European ETFs lowered or removed