The Investment Association's (IA) new guidelines around responsible investing should help eliminate confusion for advisers around this increasingly prominent space, industry representatives have said.
The IA today (18 November) released its framework for responsible investing, formalising the language in the area with definitions on previously ambiguous terms. Industry-wide definitions for commonly-used terms such as Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) integration, stewardship, impact investing, exclusions and sustainability focus were outlined in the framework. This follows the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) requirement from January that advisers will be expected to ask their clients about their approach to responsible investing. The Adviser Centre chief investment o...
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