More rigorous ESG fund classification necessary as uncertainty remains
CFA Institute report sets out to clearly define what an ESG fund is, as ambiguity around the terms persists
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Davies: Why the industry’s efforts to embrace diversity keep falling short
Abi Chamberlain discusses how the industry can ask the right questions and use data to drive change
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94% of investors consider defence stocks ESG friendly
ESG investors have stopped divesting from defence stocks and started buying them since the invasion of Ukraine
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Industry welcomes FCA extension to SDR naming and marketing rules
Firms can have until April 2025 to comply with the rules in ‘exceptional circumstances’
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Over 1,200 UK funds facing ‘urgent compliance deadline’ for SDR naming and marketing rules
The 2 December SDR deadline is for funds seeking to utilise sustainability-related terminology in fund name
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Just Transition: The role of investors when considering food choices
CIty Hive’s Bev Shah visited a high-tech strawberry farm with CCLA and Impactt, changing the way she views the agriculture sector
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World Bank launches ‘largest ever’ outcome bond to fund Amazon reforestation
Rathbones and Nuveen are among the lead investors
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Fund manager profile: Impax AM’s Jon Forster, a ‘net-zero hero’
The recent run of weakness in the environmental sector presents a real opportunity for investors who believe in the long-term transition story
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Generation next with RBC Bluebay AM’s James Bailey: ‘Being right is not enough’
The portfolio manager on the next phase of the global economy, how skilled managers can get an edge on the machines and the danger of following the crowd
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Amundi, Norges Bank and Union Investment call for an end to arms exports to Israel
Investors and companies ‘at risk of being complicit in international law violations’
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Cycling superstar: MAFM’s Keevill helps to raise tens of thousands for Elizabeth’s Smile
The operations director cycled from Brussels to Amsterdam to raise money for children grieving their parents
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Discounting net zero: Investment trust sector ‘re-embracing’ ESG values
JTC Groups’ Simon Gordon explains how the renewables trust sector is showing signs of recovery