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Iran war 'has accelerated ESG fund underperformance'
20 April 2026The underperformance of ESG-themed equity funds relative to conventional benchmarks has worsened since the start of the US war with Iran, according to research by Commerzbank, which it calls "a significant event for sustainable investing".
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Can a new SFDR category solve the EU's transition finance problem?
06 January 2026A transition category is set to transform how fund managers use the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, but the finer details are yet to be ironed out. Michael Hurley writes
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Defending the indefensible?
24 June 2025Capital is pouring into the defence sector - but can it be considered a sustainable investment, asks Rob Langston
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Investors 'given free hand' to define sustainable investment under SFDR
19 April 2023The European Commission has declined a request to define what constitutes a sustainable investment under SFDR, a decision which has split industry experts, Michael Hurley writes