Advisers should look beyond sustainability metrics
Asking managers to explain their engagement efforts can help lessen greenwashing concerns
Regulation
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Investors no closer to knowing what can be classified as ‘green’
As FCA kicks sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labels consultation into autumn
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Fundsmith handed clean sheet after section 166 review
Terry Smith’s boutique has been given recommendations but will not need to take further action
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String of scandals lands Credit Suisse on FCA watchlist
Past two decades have seen the Swiss banking giant fined in the US, UK, Europe and Asia
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DWS chief exits amid greenwashing allegations
Announcement comes a day after the asset manager was raided by German police and financial watchdog
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FCA embarks on ambitious overhaul of listing regime
It wants the UK to attract more high quality, growth companies to give investors greater opportunities
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Protestors slam FCA’s ‘chronic and catastrophic’ failings as they march on Parliament
Brandishing signs accusing the regulator of being ‘morally bankrupt’ and cosying up to companies it is supposed to regulate
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BNY Mellon hit with $1.5m greenwashing fine
US watchdog fires warning shot at other firms guilty of ESG ‘mis-statements and omissions’
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Fundsmith highlights 2bps fall in charges in latest value assessment
Fundsmith Equity OCF had been static since 2017 despite fund nearly doubling in size
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FCA renews crypto warning as prices collapse
‘Hopes bitcoin would act as an inflation hedge have fast evaporated’
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Fundsmith to undergo FCA-mandated review
A section 166 notice was reportedly issued by the watchdog in the first quarter of 2022
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Morningstar acquisition of Praemium International greenlit
FCA and Jersey regulator give deal their respective nods of approval
