Granular SDR label filing process ‘could inadvertently lead to mis-selling’ of funds
Optimism about FCA’s approach to sustainable fund labelling has faded – but industry determined to make it work
Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR)
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Q&A with the Investor Forum: ‘Huge frustration that more people are focused on disclosure and reporting than engagement and action’
Reporting is crowding out the critical dialogue between investors and companies, say Sallie Pilot and Tim Shanagher
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Pimfa members call for one-year delay to SDR reporting for portfolio management
Members released a statement outlining their concerns over the timeframe for SDR
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MainStreet Partners creates SDR service for fund buyers
Provides an absolute measure of sustainability for the assets they invest in, alongside how to evidence the sustainability performance
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FCA anti-greenwashing rule: How to avoid the companies exaggerating environmental claims
HL’s Sherrard-Bewhay shares some case studies of when companies got it wrong… and right
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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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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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New Beginnings with EQ Investors’ Salge: Not all parts of the financial services industry are ‘grown up’ about ESG
Louisiana Salge says the only way to prevent the misled politicisation of ESG is by having detailed discussions on intentions and motivations
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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’
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Sustainable advice working group announces new members
Which includes four PA Future Committee members
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Quarter of Article 8 funds at risk of greenwashing
Up from 20% a year ago, according to 2024 ESG Barometer report
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At the SDR starting line
Rebecca Kowalski, company director at Overstory Finance, sets out the priorities for the Sustainability Working Group for Advisers