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Sustainability makes headway in 2025 Alpha Manager rating
Global managers continue to dominate ratings
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Does membership of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative matter to fund selectors?
Suspension of NZAM is a ‘blip in authenticity’ as investors look for reassurance around climate commitments from US asset managers
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Sustainable value investment: The evolution of ESG in the UK’s financial future
Ensuring that sustainability remains value-driven without diluting accountability
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ShareAction decries ‘worst voting performance yet’ on environmental and social resolutions
Just 1.4% of shareholder resolutions tackling environmental and social issues received majority support in 2024
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Foresight Solar announces fee changes, succession plan and liquidity debate
Tony Roper will become chair of the trust in September this year
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Green Dream with Evenlode’s Sawan Wadhwa: ‘It’s a good time for NZAM to review itself’
Evenlode’s head of stewardship explains the firm found the NZAMi framework useful to assess the transition plans of investee companies
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The art of saying nothing in corporate reports
Corporate reports present green promises but without proof of action or delivery. Francois Zagame writes for PA Future
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AGM ballots: An unlikely DEI battleground
Castlefield’s Ita McMahon explains why DEI has become a topic of heated debate and looks at some of the emerging trends
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FCA delays SDR implementation for portfolio managers
Asset managers taking ‘longer than expected’ to comply with SDR and the fund labelling regime
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EU Commission delays SFDR revision until Q4 2025 in ‘simplification’ drive
Further details on the Omnibus package are also expected on 26 February, with implications for the future of SFDR
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IA: Jargon remains a barrier to SDR adoption despite high adviser appetite
Advisers are ‘always’ speaking to clients about sustainability but jargon and lack of detail in fund documentation a concern
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‘Be prepared to revisit regulation’ around stewardship efforts
Panellists at a recent IA forum discussed the proposed changes to the FRC UK Stewardship Code
