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In the News: ESG Clarity: Time to place ESG ‘underperformance’ in context
Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Investing in investments that have sustainability criteria has accelerated in the past decade – there’s now more than $4trn in total global assets.
Communication of the Anniversary of CSS and Investment Metrics Acquisitions
Celebrating the one year anniversary since three key players in the investment management software industry came together to better serve the needs of their clients.
In the News: Ignites: SEC Clarifies Performance Disclosure Questions
Dena Hopkins, CIPM, Senior Analytics Consultant, Confluence, was recently featured in an article from Ignites on the SEC’s clarification on performance disclosures, offering her thoughts on the clarification and what it means for firms.
In the News: Professional Adviser: Firms urged to engage with ‘huge opportunity’ PRIIPs consultation
On 9 December the UK government announced it would repeal the European Union’s packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) regulation as a “matter of priority”.
In the News: Professional Adviser: Greenwashing — the key differences between FCA and EU regulation
Last month the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed a new set of rules to clamp down on greenwashing by UK-based funds and portfolio managers.
In the News: Investment Week: FCA and EU greenwashing regulations: Key differences
Last month the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) proposed a new set of rules to clamp down on greenwashing by UK-based funds and portfolio managers.
In the news: A-Team Insight: Liquidity Risk Spotlight: Increased Regulatory Scrutiny is Our Biggest Threat
Inflation and interest rate spikes, the likes of which we haven’t seen in a generation, can cause serious market dislocations and liquidity crunches.
In the news: Citywire: ‘This is what SFDR should have done’: Investors back UK regulator’s greenwashing rules
Just as investors thought they had their heads around European green funds rules, the UK’s FCA has revealed the proposals for its own sustainability disclosure regime.
In the news: Money Marketing: ESG becomes a political battleground in the US
Enthusiasm for ESG in the US is markedly less than in Europe, with certain states dismissive of ‘whimsical notions of a utopian tomorrow’.