SFDR

Industry wants EU framework and code of conduct for ESG ratings
October 17, 2022

Efama calls for code of conduct for ESG ratings

Europe’s fund and asset management industry, seeing rapid growth in investor demand for sustainable…
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Sustainable finance: ‘Great Reclassification’ is coming under SFDR
October 4, 2022

Sustainable finance: Great reclassification is coming

The growing complexity of Europe’s sustainable finance framework and a lack of clear guidance from…
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Nicoletta Centofanti, LSFI Interim General Manager. Photo: LSFI.
Sector
September 29, 2022

For LSFI’s Centofanti, awareness comes first

When it comes to sustainability, all actors, including the finance sector, need to develop a…
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Pictet Asset Services launches new ESG reporting platform
Asset Servicing
September 27, 2022

Pictet Asset Services launches new ESG reporting platform

Pictet Asset Services, the asset servicing business line of the Switzerland-based Pictet Group, has…
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Top 5 Cheapest Article 9 Equity Funds: AXA in the lead
Products
September 23, 2022

Top 5 Cheapest Article 9 Equity Funds: AXA in the lead

The idea that sustainable funds will be more expensive than conventional funds due to the extra cost…
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Alfi’s Lamesch tells industry to brace for more greenwashing allegations
Sector
September 21, 2022

‘Complex sustainable finance requires education effort’

The fund management industry can counter reputation risks posed by the increasingly complex…
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Triodos IM: EU taxonomy places sustainable funds at a disadvantage
Laws and Regulations
September 15, 2022

Triodos IM: EU taxonomy puts ESG funds at disadvantage

The European Union, under its taxonomy, requires SRI funds to declare what part of their portfolio…
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Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer at abrdn. Photo: abrdn.
Asset Managers
July 28, 2022

‘EU sustainability reporting rules need global alignment’

Global asset managers are concerned that the European Union’s regime for corporate sustainability…
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Manuela Sperandeo, Head of Sustainable Indexing for EMEA at BlackRock
Sector
June 8, 2022

BlackRock’s clients ask for portfolios in line with SDGs

The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform, known as SDI AOP, offers the…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma
Laws and Regulations
June 8, 2022

EU regulators add details to sustainable finance rules

As the financial industry continues to call for more clarity and guidance to handle what even…
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Complexity. Photo by Joe Lodge via Flickr under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Laws and Regulations
May 19, 2022

Esma promises guidance on ‘astonishing’ ESG complexity

The European Securities and Markets Authority recognises the asset management industry is under…
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Jacco Maters, CEO at Anthos Fund & Asset Management BV.
Family Offices
May 13, 2022

Family values remain relevant as Anthos transforms

As of this week asset owners can turn to Anthos Fund & Asset Management. The asset manager places…
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Asset Allocation
May 13, 2022

Top-5: the largest Article 9 ‘dark green’ impact funds

The introduction of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation should enable investors to…
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JP Morgan's offices in London. With $81 billion, the US bank is the largest funder of fossil fuels in 2020-2021. Photo by Håkan Dahlström via Flickr.
Sector
April 7, 2022

Climate: banks produce ‘white noise, no real substance'

“It is not five minutes to twelve, but one minute to twelve,” said Detlef van Vuuren, one of the…
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