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Funds Europe: Looser requirements for the proposed EU Ecolabel for Retail Financial Products would potentially increase green finance volumes channeled through eligible funds, a recent Esma analysis said. Currently, the ecolabel is a voluntary scheme that demands compliance with six main criteria.
Funds Europe: Fund managers across the alternative asset class cite cybersecurity and ESG as top challenges during the fundraising due diligence process, according to a recent survey by Crestbridge. The survey revealed that compliance and regulatory support are a concern for almost half (46.15%) of respondents.
Forbes: Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies suffered a black eye this past year due to skyrocketing fossil fuel share prices that put a damper on ESG fund returns combined with increased politicization in the U.S.
Funds Europe: The top 10 firms in the 2023 Responsible Investment Brand Index (RIBI) continue to be European asset managers, according to the fifth edition of the global survey.
Funds Europe: France’s forum for responsible investment, known internationally as SIF, has quit a working group dedicated to reforming the country’s socially responible investment (SRI) label.
World Bank Blogs: In November 2022, more than 45,000 world leaders and climate activists convened in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the preeminent international climate conference, COP27. Indeed, climate action—and the myriad of issues impacted by climate change, like health and immigration—have gained more prominence in recent years from both policymakers and financial markets.
Funds Europe: European investors are leading the way in making a net-zero commitment compared to their global peers, new research has found.
FCA: In September 2022, we sent a portfolio letter to benchmark administrators where we highlighted the risk of poor disclosures for ESG benchmarks. High quality ESG benchmarks are important to support trust in the market for ESG products and the transition to a net zero economy.
Funds Europe: Charges on sustainable ETFs in Europe are commonly lower than their conventional peers, according to Refinitiv Lipper research.
ESG Clarity: Since the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) came into force in March 2021, we have had some significant updates, including confirmation from the European Commission that Article 9 funds should only invest in sustainable assets and an amended Taxonomy that now includes natural gas and nuclear power, with the consequent changes to disclosure templates less than two months after coming in.
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