FRC updates Stewardship Code and adopts amended definition
Despite concern that it risks sending the wrong signal to investors
Morningstar Sustainalytics
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Sector review: Global sustainable funds
Square Mile analyst Guilherme Pampolin takes a look at three funds with good potential for returns and positive outcomes
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Investor pressure mounting on ‘big tech’ to address ethical risks tied to AI
Privacy issues, data bias and discrimination, and transparency are the biggest concerns
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Sustainable funds suffer worst quarter of outflows on record
Even long-standing support from Europe was retracted, marking the region’s first quarter of divestment since 2018
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Omnibus proposal: A regulatory reset for sustainability reporting
Investors will continue to demand sustainable information from investee companies, regardless of the Omnibus outcome
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How has SDR affected UK investment portfolios so far?
Limited choice of labelled products, and the lack of passive funds are the biggest concerns
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Nordea AM reviews fund names following new ESMA sustainability rules
Group has added or kept ‘Sustainable’ in the names of 17 Nordea 1 SICAV funds following review
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Investing in water: A growing range of fund options
Hortense Bioy explores the investment opportunities in the supply of safe freshwater
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Morningstar Sustainalytics calls on investors to contextualise DEI rollbacks as concerns mount
Investors should ‘carefully consider’ the implications for their investments as some ESG Risk Ratings could be moved
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UK Stewardship Code: Streamlined reporting requirements ‘welcome’ but concern over definition change
Consultation on the FRC’s Stewardship Code closed on 19 February
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Bond appetite nudges Article 8/9 AUM higher in Q4
Article 8 and Article 9 funds reached €6.1trn, accounting for 60% of the total market share, according to Morningstar Sustainalytics
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ICGN adds Lindsey Stewart to Global Policy Committee
Joining ‘at a crucial and complex time’ for corporate governance and investment stewardship