BlueOrchard launches impact credit fund focused on emerging markets
An SFDR Article 9 fund aiming to improve financial inclusion
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Fidelity International launches two Article 9 fixed income ETFs
Funds aim to follow the Paris Agreement’s goals for carbon emissions
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Allspring launches third climate transition fund
Follows launch of Allspring Global High Yield Fund in June
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SFDR Articles 8 and 9 may ‘disappear altogether’ as consultation launches
European Commission says there may be ‘demand for establishing sustainability product categories’
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Tobam launches ‘civil and democratic rights’ funds
Strategy available via three SFDR Article 9 compliant Luxembourg-domiciled funds
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Fidelity International expands fund range with Article 9 strategies
Fidelity’s Sustainable range of funds totals 59 strategies and $36.6bn
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Nordea AM broadens gender diversity fund’s investment mandate
Will be renamed the Nordea 1 – Global Diversity Engagement Fund
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River and Mercantile launches Quilter Investors-backed sustainable equity funds
Freshly promoted head of equities James Sym and portfolio manager William Lough tapped to run the strategies
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FCA urged to move fast on ESG fund labelling to catch up with Europe
The EU put its SFDR regulation into practice earlier this year
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Corporates and investors face court over ESG failures
Litigation will increasingly become something to be added to investors’ toolkits, but fund groups should also be aware of how it can be used against them
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How have fund managers been interpreting the Article 8 label under SFDR?
Signs EU green disclosure rules have improved transparency but critics worry ‘light green’ category is too broad
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EU’s SFDR rules are a taste of things to come
While the first round of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation has been broadly welcomed by responsible investors, there are also concerns it is vague and imprecise in places
