Coronavirus will heighten adviser focus on ESG
Many believe the pandemic will impact client attitudes towards sustainable investing
ESG
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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’
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ESG message not getting through to DIY investors
‘There are more acronyms than you can shake a stick at’
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Will ESG investing crack the financial advice industry in 2020?
A lot of products are ‘coming down the conveyor belt’
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DBS adopts MSCI ESG Ratings for its wealth business
Singapore bank to offer clients greater transparency over the characteristics of their portfolios
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Convicted eco-investment fraudsters ordered to repay £20m
The ‘carefully-planned and complex attack on the tax system’ spanned from London to Dubai
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CFA UK unveils ESG qualification with European expansion plans
As IFA partners with Cannacord Genuity WM to offer responsible futures investment range