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Fidelity International to Adopt FCA Sustainability Label for Three Funds

ESG Today

Jenn-Hui Tan, Chief Sustainability Officer at Fidelity International said: “We welcome the introduction of SDR and see it as an important stage in the development of sustainable investing in the UK, giving investors greater confidence to allocate to sustainable funds.

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SEB Launches Global Fund Investing Only in Sustainable Companies

ESG Today

Northern European financial services company SEB announced the launch of the SEB Global Sustainable Companies Fund, a new index-linked global fund investing only in companies that are classified as “sustainable,” while aiming to generate a return and risk profile in line with its underlying benchmark.

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This Week’s Fund News: Robeco Introduces Article 9 Biodiversity Strategy

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Robeco, Morgan Stanley IM, GMPF, Impax AM, Orchard Street IM and Nuveen. . Morgan Stanley Investment Management has expanded its European ESG offering with two new responsible investing funds.

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Goldman Sachs Launches New Green and Impact Bond Funds

ESG Today

The launch of the new funds follows several years of significant growth in the sustainable bond market, as companies and governments have turned to sustainable bonds to help finance their climate, environmental and social commitments and initiatives.

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SFDR Level 2 Uncertainty Unnerves Managers

Chris Hall

Asset managers are exercising greater caution by downgrading their Article 9 funds in lieu of clear guidance. . Let’s say you have an Article 9 fund which must invest (almost) all of its assets in sustainable investments. Is the entire holding in the investee company a sustainable investment or only 60%?

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Managers’ Eyes on SFDR Prize

Chris Hall

The Commission has finally given us clarity on the general orientation of the RTSs,” says Victor van Hoorn , Executive Director of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif). . But categorising funds into Article 6, 8 or 9 has already had “ramifications far beyond the EU”, van Hoorn tells ESG Investor. .

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JPM AM GSS Bond Strategy Targets Transition

Chris Hall

Strategy looks to invest in issuers “actively” shifting towards renewables, environmentally sustainable practices. It will be available both as a SICAV – the JPMorgan Funds – Green Social Sustainable Bond Fund (SICAV), and as an ETF, the JPMorgan ETFs (Ireland) ICAV – Green Social Sustainable Bond UCITS ETF.