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FCA: SDR is on track for Q4
Speaking at a Good Money Week event, Sara Woodroffe gave an update on the SDR consultation and where the FCA will provide further guidance
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Two thirds of savers not made aware of sustainable investments
UKSIF poll reveals much of the UK public have not discussed sustainable products with their employers and financial advisers
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Clarity AI launches SFDR-aligned sustainable investment methodology
Framework for classifying organisations, funds, and indices as sustainable investments
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FCA proposes finance firms set DEI strategies
Consulting on rules to raise the bar on diversity in the industry
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FRC urged not to weaken corporate governance rules
Chartered Governance Institute also argues FRC Stewardship Code ‘lacks effective enforcement’
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‘TNFD should be celebrated but this is only the start’
Sustainable finance industry welcomes recommendations and CDP aligns to framework as companies encouraged to disclose
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TNFD releases final recommendations
14 disclosure suggestions aim to give financial institutions and companies ‘the tools they need to act’ on nature loss
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‘Even three years ago we couldn’t launch it’: Asset managers explain why now for green bond funds
A surge in issuance, ESG regulatory support and hopes for a release in rising interest rates are fostering a good environment for these products
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Lack of joined-up thinking on EU sustainability disclosures
Rushing out regulation has caused conflicts and the need to rework procedures
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SFDR Articles 8 and 9 may ‘disappear altogether’ as consultation launches
European Commission says there may be ‘demand for establishing sustainability product categories’
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Tobam launches civil and democratic rights funds
Strategy available via three SFDR Article 9 compliant Luxembourg-domiciled funds
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Regulators need to better support culture change
Five years on from gender pay gap inquiry, City Hive’s Bev Shah assesses progress made

