Industry welcomes FCA’s anti-greenwashing guidance but will need to ‘rush’ to meet 31 May deadline
Some firms were hoping for a longer transition period, commentators say
Sustainability
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Morningstar: ‘Unstoppable rise’ of passive climate funds
The report notes passives’ popularity and flows into fixed income and transition strategies
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Appeal for impact investing in decline as market volatility takes its toll
Appeal declined by 5% in the UK despite impact investors willing to give up some returns
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CCLA’s Corah and Berens: Why ESG funds need to raise the bar for their investors
The firm is moving its products beyond the trend of ‘traditional green, clean and thematic funds’
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Lombard Odier hires Stonehage Fleming sustainability head
Mona Shah will join the firm in April as senior sustainability strategist
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Spring Budget 2024: Green industry funding and windfall tax extensions
The government is doubling down on their nuclear power strategy
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Matthews files all UCITS funds under Article 8 or 9
Six UCITS funds filed under SFDR Article 8
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LSEG Lipper: Bonds bring over £10bn in flows while equities drop £23bn
Passive bonds attract £18.2bn
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Goldman Sachs launches Article 9 green bond ETF
Aims to track global G10 green bond issuance
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GSAM launches Article 8 global environmental fund
To focus on companies with ‘heavy’ environmental footprint looking to transition
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Passives to be ‘significantly underrepresented’ in SDR labels
Morningstar analysis shows high number are not within the scope of FCA labelling regime
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Brooks Macdonald’s Shepherd: So clients live their best lives
Brooks Macdonald CEO discusses ensuring consistent investment outcomes, the value of peace of mind, the advice gap and the importance of identifying vulnerable clients