UK adviser hunger for outsourcing grows
As fewer planners are looking to run their own model portfolios
ESG
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Fraudulent sustainable energy investment firms go bust
After conning investors out of at least £525,000
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BNY Mellon rolls out ESG training for UK intermediaries
As Blackfinch Asset Management jumps on the band wagon with introduction of retail ESG funds
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Investment Management body releases EU ESG guide for advisers
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is set to come into force in March 2021
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Advisers eye ESG as opportunity to grow their businesses
They are ‘responding to the increased demand from clients’ around the world
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Coronavirus will heighten adviser focus on ESG
Many believe the pandemic will impact client attitudes towards sustainable investing
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Asset managers are ‘neglecting human rights abuses’
Limited effort put into engaging with companies on the issue, while some firms even contribute to them
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Over 80% of IFAs report rise in demand for ESG since outbreak
Crisis will ‘be a catalyst for change’ in the retail investment market
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Mifid II rules on ESG a timebomb for some advisers
Assumption that clients are not interested means many are not even broaching the subject
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2019 was a good year for UK advisers
Despite regulatory burdens and increasing costs
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Is ‘eco-advice’ the next frontier?
Growing number of clients are demanding ‘greener’ financial planning
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Calls for Prudential to spin out US and Asia businesses
Second largest shareholder argues combination of PruAsia and Jackson has ‘no strategic rationale’