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'Calm down, have a cup of tea', says FCA head as he predicts more labelled funds
01 May 2025The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)'s sustainable finance head has urged critics of its sustainability fund labelling and naming rules to "calm down", as he said the rules had reduced greenwashing, and promised many more funds were preparing to use labels.
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SDR brings long waits for authorisation and little hope it will drive inflows, survey reveals
01 May 2025Fund managers seeking use of a UK sustainability label face an "authorisation process ... [of] longer than 20 weeks" in some cases, with many firms abandoning their plans after beginning the process, results of a survey revealed.
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SDG14 fund numbers slowly swell, but pension funds cautious to dive in, report finds
01 May 2025The number of funds targeting the blue economy has grown in the past year, a report has found.
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Asset manager CEOs split on including defence in sustainability strategies
01 May 2025The CEOs of major asset managers were split on whether defence firms should be considered for inclusion in sustainability strategies, illustrating the industry's struggle to square sustainability messaging with funding weapons.
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UAE taking lead from 'pragmatic' ASEAN Taxonomy, rather than EU's
01 May 2025From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi
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UAE has 'immense potential' for green bond issuance diversification
01 May 2025From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi
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'Gulf holds key to pragmatic, orderly approach to transition'
01 May 2025From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi
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Gulf can 'lead the way' on ESG disclosure for capital markets
01 May 2025From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi
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Just transition is growing in importance in Gulf sustainable finance
01 May 2025From Ahren Lester in Abu Dhabi
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SFDR and US pushback show industry's communication failing, say asset manager CEOs
01 May 2025Political pushback against ESG investments and confusion caused by the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) show that the investment industry needs to improve its communication on sustainability, asset manager CEOs claimed.
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- Making green guarantees profitable
- SFDR vote delayed amid disagreement on transition category
- Place-based impact for the net zero economy
- Changing the conversation on nature finance
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- Is the ESG data industry set for its next wave of M&A?
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