SFDR

ASTM presents its human rights report. Photo: ASTM.
February 11, 2022

Financial sector disregards human rights, NGO claims

The financial sector needs to pay more attention to human rights in its activities, especially in…
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Riccardo Lamanna, State Street
Asset Managers
November 12, 2021

State Street names new Luxembourg country head

Riccardo Lamanna has recently become the Luxembourg Country Head for State Street. He entered the…
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Dr Kalpana Seethepalli, Deutsche Bank
November 11, 2021

Asia, data, greenwashing, labelling: the ESG challenge

Global asset managers appreciate the framework provided by the green investing taxonomy and SFDR…
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Mairead McGuinness, European Commission
October 28, 2021

Towards global ESG reporting

SFDR and the green investing taxonomy have been broadly well received across Europe, but what if…
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Michaela Zhirova, Nordea AM
Asset Managers
October 7, 2021

Nordea AM: ESG criteria easier for active investors

It is very difficult to apply ESG criteria consistently to purely passive investments. Active…
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European Union, Brussels
Opinion
September 22, 2021

Comment: SFDR, confusion keeps us grey

Not all European regulations are good. Under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)…
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Levi Sarens, Nagelmackers
September 15, 2021

Article 8 SFDR is lower limit for sustainable products

The bar for sustainability criteria is rapidly being raised. Article 8 under the new SFDR…
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Stephan Matti, Quintet Private Bank
Private Banks
August 25, 2021

Quintet’s Matti: UHNW clients demanding institutional-level services

Investment Officer Luxembourg recently had an opportunity to speak with Stephan Matti (pictured…
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Asset Managers
July 6, 2021

EFAMA: ESG funds remain the trend in ‘resilient’ Europe 

Despite the huge cost in terms of human lives and economic damage of the corona crisis, European…
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Hortense Bioy, global head of sustainability research at Morningstar
June 24, 2021

Is SFDR encouraging greenwashing? Some early evidence

About 31% of fund assets in Europe have been classified under SFDR as article 8 or 9, with 28% as 8…
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Michael Maldener, a managing director at Nordea Asset Management
Asset Managers
June 16, 2021

Concern over divergence on sustainability rules

If Europe’s nations decide to enforce different local guidelines when it comes to the Sustainable…
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April 15, 2021

‘21% of European open-ended funds promote sustainability'

More than a fifth of European Ucits funds claim to be compatible with Article 8 or 9 of the new…
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Private Banks
March 4, 2021

Luxembourg banks play it safe amid SFDR uncertainty

With less than a week until the SFDR reporting deadline, client advisers and asset managers in…
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February 5, 2021

Additional SFDR requirements to prevent greenwashing

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) EBA, Eiopa and Esma have adjusted proposed requirements…
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