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FCA Releases Anti-Greenwashing and Sustainable Investment Product Rules

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According to the FCA, the new rules come as investors increasingly seek investments with positive environmental and social impact, with global AUM in ESG-oriented funds anticipated to grow to $36 trillion by 2026, while around 70% of investors report lacking trust in the sustainability claims of investment products.

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Fidelity International to Adopt FCA Sustainability Label for Three Funds

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The FCA’s SDR requirements were introduced by the regulator in November 2023 , aimed at helping investors assess the sustainability attributes of investment products, and to avoid greenwashing risk, to portfolio managers.

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Columbia Threadneedle Adopts FCA’s SDR Sustainability Focus Label for Nine Funds

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The FCA’s SDR requirements were introduced by the regulator in November 2023 , aimed at helping investors assess the sustainability attributes of investment products, and to avoid greenwashing risk, to portfolio managers.

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Moody’s Predicts $1 Trillion Sustainable Bond Market in 2025 Despite Political Headwinds

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Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds is anticipated to again reach around $1 trillion in 2025, according to a new forecast released by Moodys Ratings, as headwinds including political changes from the new U.S.

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Aegon, Cazenove to Adopt FCA’s SDR Sustainability Focus Label for Funds

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The FCAs SDR requirements were introduced by the regulator in November 2023 , aimed at helping investors assess the sustainability attributes of investment products, and to avoid greenwashing risk, to portfolio managers.

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Sustainable Bond Issuance Could Grow to $1 Trillion in 2024 Despite Sharp Q2 Slowdown: Moody’s

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Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds – including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds – declined sharply in the second quarter of 2024, as fewer new issuers entered the market and issuers contend with regulatory scrutiny, according to a new report released by Moody’s Ratings.

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FCA Delays Implementation of SDR Sustainable Fund Labeling Rules to April 2025

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The new rules form part of the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR), introduced by the regulator in November 2023 , aimed at helping investors assess the sustainability attributes of investment products, and to avoid greenwashing risk, to portfolio managers.