News & Analysis
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Analysis
The gender lens: What needs to be done to bridge the investment gap?
To mark International Women’s Day this month, we report on the gender gap in finance and how the industry can empower women to invest
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PA Future Committee
Net zero coalitions need a new change management model
Investors who want to support net zero need more than anecdotal case studies, argues Chris Fidler
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News
FCA and PRA axe plans to impose stricter DEI rules for financial services
Further information on the FCA’s work on non-financial misconduct is expected in June
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Opinion
Fossil fuels: From dawn to dusk?
Mind Money’s Igor Isaev casts his eye over the energy market’s transformation in 2025
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News
COP30 president outlines conference objectives in first letter to the Parties
Climate summit ‘must be a moment of hope and possibilities through action’
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News
NatureMetrics launches biodiversity and land management tool
Supports TNFD, CSRD, GRI and other reporting requirements
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Interviews
Q&A with Insight Investment’s Soens: PCAF carbon footprint guidance represents ‘meaningful progress’
The guidance has implications not just for green bond holdings, but for conventional bond and equity portfolios as well
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PA Future Committee
US approach to Ukraine changes the ESG conversation for defence once more
It is very difficult to pick and choose the defence industry exposure you’re comfortable with, writes Gemma Woodward
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News
BNP Paribas launches fund focused on the nuclear energy value chain
‘Multi-decade investment opportunity’ driven by growing electricity demand and energy security concerns
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PA Future Committee
Reimagining wealth: The shift toward purpose-driven impact
Bev Shah explains how a job interview changed her understanding of what wealth can achieve
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Analysis
Widespread gaps in impact reporting ‘threaten investor confidence’
Investors’ impact ambitions are rarely backed by concrete targets or informed by meaningful stakeholder engagement
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Analysis
Stranded fossil fuel assets could cause $141bn in losses for UK economy by 2040
UK is more exposed than US and China, UKSIF report finds
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Analysis
Women continue to lag behind men in financial education, confidence and literacy
Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management study reveals traditional gender roles remain stubbornly in place
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Analysis
From value driver to cost centre: The changing role of the CSO
As financial institutions step away from environmental pledges, CSOs juggle sustainability goals and business pressures
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Analysis
Private market revenues could surpass traditional strategies by 2027
But a FCA review found ‘room for improvement’ in private market valuation processes
Data
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Analysis
Widespread gaps in impact reporting ‘threaten investor confidence’
Investors’ impact ambitions are rarely backed by concrete targets or informed by meaningful stakeholder engagement
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AI & Technology
AI tool launched to flag greenwashing risk in companies and funds
GaiaLens’ tool uses data to score ESG performance, climate impact and emerging controversies
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Analysis
Relying solely on ESG scores ‘doesn’t ensure alignment with do no harm principles’
Exclusionary practices can complement and reinforce ESG integration strategies, according to the latest EDHEC report
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Analysis
Investors set to progressively incorporate nature data into their decision-making process
Nature data architecture at the asset level is growing, according to an inaugural study from ISS STOXX’s Natural Capital Research Institute
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Interviews
New Era: Worldwide mandatory adoption of nature framework is on our 2025 wishlist
Federated Hermes’ Lewis Grant discusses why ESG is more important than ever, and reducing waste and waistlines this Christmas
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Opinion
From red scares to green flares: Using CIA Cold War tactics to unmask impact laundering
Francois Zagame says tools designed to counter Cold War propaganda have proven unexpectedly relevant in unearthing the ‘impact washers’
Climate & Planet
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PA Future Committee
Net zero coalitions need a new change management model
Investors who want to support net zero need more than anecdotal case studies, argues Chris Fidler
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News
COP30 president outlines conference objectives in first letter to the Parties
Climate summit ‘must be a moment of hope and possibilities through action’
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News & Analysis
Investing in solar amid increasing political uncertainty
Challenges include new trends requiring adaptation and new technologies to understand – investment is vital
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Opinion
How to build a real net-zero portfolio
Targets are not working, despite the trillions committed to net-zero emissions over the years
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News & Analysis
CFM launches energy transition and green hydrogen fund
The fund has secured £124m from European donors, and focuses on emerging markets
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News & Analysis
Young people want to see authenticity around financial firms’ social claims
A firm’s approach to social justice influences young people’s decision on where to bank, invest and spend, report finds
PA Future Committee
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PA Future Committee
Net zero coalitions need a new change management model
Investors who want to support net zero need more than anecdotal case studies, argues Chris Fidler
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PA Future Committee
US approach to Ukraine changes the ESG conversation for defence once more
It is very difficult to pick and choose the defence industry exposure you’re comfortable with, writes Gemma Woodward
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PA Future Committee
Reimagining wealth: The shift toward purpose-driven impact
Bev Shah explains how a job interview changed her understanding of what wealth can achieve
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PA Future Committee
Sustainable investing still makes sense in a Trump world
Structural sustainability trends will remain intact for decades to come, writes Liontrust’s Peter Michaelis
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PA Future Committee
The ‘dog’ days aren’t over for under pressure UK sustainability funds
The poor performance of UK sustainable funds over three and five years remains a concern for Ketan Patel
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PA Future Committee
Are questionnaires really a suitable substitute for an honest client/adviser conversation?
Rebecca Kowalski questions the use of questionnaires, warning they can generate ‘imperfect outcomes’
