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    Defence Firms Held Back By UK Ethical Banking Standards, Industry Says

    2025-03-20

    Sky News: The defence industry has long complained that environment, sustainability and governance (ESG) standards, intended to guide business impact on society, have prevented small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) raising finance.

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    FCA and PRA Axe Plans to Impose Stricter DEI Rules for Financial Services

    2024-03-13

    Portfolio Adviser: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have abandoned plans to impose stricter rules for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the financial services sector to “avoid duplication and unnecessary costs”.

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    Majority of UK Business Leaders Lack Carbon Credit Knowledge

    2024-03-10

    Funds Europe: Nearly 60% of senior UK decision-makers don’t fully understand carbon credits, despite their growing role in corporate net zero strategies, according to an Octopus Investments report.

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    Gender Diversity Improves in UK Private Equity and VC

    2025-03-07

    Funds Europe: Women’s representation in UK private equity (PE) and venture capital continues to rise in 2025, with 27% of investment professionals now female, up from 24% in 2023, according to a report by Level 20 and the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA).

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    Support for ESG Proposals at Record Low Driven by US Investors, Report Shows

    2025-02-18

    The Guardian: Support for shareholder proposals aimed at tackling environmental and social risks hit a record low last year, figures show, amid a “worrying retreat” by investors, particularly in the US.

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    BlackRock Launches First Fund Using FCA’s “Sustainability Improvers” Label

    2025-01-27

    ESG Today: Investment giant BlackRock announced the launch of the BlackRock BFM Brown to Green Materials Fund for UK investors, a new fund aimed at targeting overlooked opportunities stemming from the transition to a low carbon economy in the materials sector.

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    Schroders Wins St. James’s Place’s Sustainable Investment Mandate

    2025-01-13

    Funds Europe: Investment manager Schroders has secured a £5.2 billion sustainable investment mandate from UK wealth manager St. James’s Place, with the allocation transition set to begin in Q1 2025.

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    Climate Change Puts UK Pension Fund Returns At Risk

    2024-11-28

    Pensions Age: UK pension funds are expected to be more resilient against climate change than their global peers, although some UK schemes could see their investment return declines exceeding 20 per cent from transition risks, analysis from Ortec Finance has revealed.

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    M&G, responsAbility Launch SDG-Focused Article 9 Sustainable Bond Fund

    2024-10-28

    ESG Today: UK-based assets manager M&G and its Zurich-based impact investing unit responsAbility Investments announced the launch of the M&G responsAbility Sustainable Solutions Bond Strategy.

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    Texas Adds UK Lender NatWest to Energy 'Boycott' List Over Financing Restrictions

    2024-08-14

    Yahoo Finance: Texas has added Britain's NatWest to a list of firms that "boycott" energy companies, potentially restricting the bank's business with public agencies, the comptroller said.

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