All eight funds in Royal London Asset Management’s (RLAM) £11bn Sustainable fund range will adopt a Sustainability Focus label under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR), the firm has said. The Sustainability Focus label was designed to demonstrate to clients how sustainability considerations are consistently integrated in investment decisions, helping them to make informed decisions. Funds that…
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has launched a campaign writing to the 600 largest European companies asking them to raise their disclosure standards on biodiversity issues. See also: Financing nature: Why COP30 must deliver on the climate-nature nexus Launched ahead of general meetings, Mirova has sent out written questions in the campaign to all companies in the STOXX…
In this Green Dream episode, Daniel Lurch, lead portfolio manager for the JSS Sustainable Equity – Green Planet fund, talks about the four key investment themes of the fund and why the fund avoids investing in renewable energy providers. He also discusses how the fund navigates geopolitical headwinds through diversification and invests in defensive companies focused on long-term trends that address current…
UK financial planning firms are ramping up investment in technology, especially AI, to simplify the advice process and improve compliance. The findings come from the Financial Planning Growth Index from Saltus Partnership Programme and L.E.K. Consulting. The research, based on responses from 200 senior leaders at financial planning firms, reveals that nearly two thirds (63%) of firms expect AI to…