FCA delays SDR implementation for portfolio managers
Asset managers taking ‘longer than expected’ to comply with SDR and the fund labelling regime
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IA: Jargon remains a barrier to SDR adoption despite high adviser appetite
Advisers are ‘always’ speaking to clients about sustainability but jargon and lack of detail in fund documentation a concern
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Investment community split on the need for UK Green Taxonomy as consultation deadline passes
While some view a green taxonomy as ‘vital’, others say it risks creating a counterproductive regulatory burden
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SFDR and SDR: Two paths diverging on sustainable finance?
Financial institutions operating across both regions must now contend with two parallel regulatory regimes
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Clarity AI tool launched to help simplify regulatory and labelling complexity
Supporting European fund managers and ESG analysts navigate regulatory and labelling requirements
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Q&A with CCLA’s James Corah: Rebuilding sustainable investment
CCLA’s head of sustainability discusses the company’s five-point plan that values engagement and focuses on real-world change
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Invesco and Castlefield drop ESG-related terms in fund names
Responding to fund labelling requirements under SFDR and SDR
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115 funds drop ESG from branding in 2024 to comply with SDR
A further 30-50% of all European ESG funds are expected to change their names in line with FCA and ESMA marketing guidelines in 2025
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Schroders to adopt all four SDR labels on 16 funds
Schroders is the first firm to publicly confirm the adoption of all four SDR labels
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Ninety One to apply SDR Sustainability Impact label on global equity fund
The fund invests in businesses driving structural growth in sustainability
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Four investment trusts become first to adopt SDR sustainability labels
Non-UK AIC members are looking carefully at the labelling regime in preparation for when they’re bought into scope
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BlackRock fund becomes first to use Sustainability Improvers SDR label
The BFM Brown to Green Materials fund seeks to invest in materials companies essential for the low carbon transition