AI expected to impact advisers more than regulation or ESG
‘It’s fascinating how quickly AI has become such a major issue for advisers’
Technology
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Climate technology set to surpass tipping points
Solar PV, wind and utility-scale batteries set to outcompete incumbents
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UK falls out of top 10 markets for financial inclusion
Principal’s Seema Shah says financial inclusion can be used to assess underlying economic resilience
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Northern Trust announces carbon credits blockchain platform
Institutional buyers have started to buy carbon credits for retirement portfolios
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Momentous momentum: Will sustainable investors find some welcome relief?
In a narrow, momentum-led market, managers may feel pressured to chase mega caps where sustainability or corporate behaviour is questionable
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Government ‘must address funding challenges’ for UK to become climate tech leader
Barclays paper says UK public finance support for growth-stage climate tech companies should be ‘optimised’
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What does the future hold for solar power offtake pricing?
Current supply-demand imbalance leaves possibility of sustained price increases, writes manager of US Solar fund
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Carmignac launches Article 9 tech fund
To be managed by Kristofer Barrett
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Principal launches Global Sustainable Food and Biodiversity fund
Article 9 strategy will be managed by global equities portfolio manager Martin Slipsager Frandsen
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Diversity Project lays out third year of Pathway Programme
Aimed at addressing the lack of women in money managing roles, this year an AI and tech stream has been added
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Are the social benefits of crypto-assets being ‘overlooked’ by ESG fund managers?
Fund managers remain reluctant to include crypto-assets in their funds despite ‘real world social impact’
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Regulatory burden must drive responsible investment industry to look further afield
Quilter’s Marisol Hernandez looks at the opportunities thrown up by SDR and AI