LTAFs and Consumer Duty are treading a precarious tightrope
Fund managers are playing a balancing act between simplicity and sophistication as they cater to both retail and institutional investors
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Asia sees the light on ESG
Fund managers say those Asian businesses forging ahead on sustainable investing are largely self-motivated rather than responding to governmental initiatives
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Investment Association updates executive pay guidelines
IA simplifies guidelines to reflect ‘evolving practices in the market’
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PRS REIT reaches agreement with requisitioning shareholders over board changes
Non-executive chair Steve Smith will step down at PRS REIT’s next AGM, with Robert Naylor and Christopher Mills appointed to the board
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Why ESG investors need to focus more on the ‘G’
Companies fail to deliver on ‘E’ and ‘S’ without the ‘G’, writes EGA’s Steve Barrett
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Artemis: Emerging markets’ growing appetite for reform
Japan has soared after governance reforms, and neighbouring EM countries are following suit, writes Raheel Altaf
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CCLA’s Browne on mental health: Awareness is increasing but the gap is widening
The stewardship lead speaks to Portfolio Adviser following the firm’s third iteration of its UK mental health benchmark
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Impax unveils Global Social Leaders fund
Invests in businesses with strong corporate cultures
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FCA finds ESG funds ‘not meeting expectations’
Ahead of SDR the UK regulator spotlights ESG inconsistency, and lack of stewardship and governance, in retail funds
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St James’s Place defends remuneration policy after mini shareholder revolt
Firm issued a statement this morning after 22% voted against remuneration report at May AGM
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‘Wobbly bits’ title a disservice to important diversity progress
Syntax is vital for creating an inclusive industry
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Retail investors to challenge Credit Suisse-UBS merger
‘Takeover of the second largest Swiss bank had the character of horse trading’