by Victor Garcia Priego | 11 March 2022 | ESG
The adoption of ESG by financial advisers is uneven across the UK. Many are still in reactive mode or deal with ESG with a compliance mindset. However, a small but growing number are making genuine efforts to educate clients. A key aim for this group of ‘ESG...
by Victor Garcia Priego | 28 February 2022 | ESG
Climate change news stories are increasingly impacting investor decisions, while financial advisers continue their gradual but inexorable advance in the adoption of ESG investing in the UK. An avalanche of fund launches, marketing initiatives and PR campaigns by asset...
by Victor Garcia Priego | 26 November 2021 | ESG, Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented interest in ESG investing. This has highlighted a divide between the practices of large parts of the investment industry and the expectations of many environmentally and socially minded investors. There is a huge...
by Victor Garcia Priego | 13 August 2021 | ESG
The FCA’s recent letter to chairs of authorised fund managers sets out the regulators’ expectations for ESG and sustainable investment funds. The aim is the same as the EU’s SFDR – fighting greenwashing by asset managers. The UK version is different in some ways, with...
by Victor Garcia Priego | 19 February 2021 | ESG
UK retail investors have become much more conscious of environmental and social issues than they were before COVID-19. Even more important, investors are now much more likely to act on these ideas. Fund flows in 2020 are clear proof of that. This shift in attitude is...
by Victor Garcia Priego | 29 January 2021 | ESG
Advisers are starting to discuss how responsible / ESG investing can be profitable in their conversations with clients, our new research finds. Investors, they say, can “do well by doing good”. Advisers’ concerns about the downside risk of poor returns from these...
