Lack of info and poor product choice key barriers to ESG - research

In its Adviser Attitudes report, which surveyed 251 financial advisers, Aegon found that savers put almost £1bn a month on average into ESG funds last year, up 66% on the previous year. Alongside that influx of investment, two-in-five (41%) advisers reported an increase in ESG queries. The research also found that the majority (84%) of advisers surveyed cited barriers to integrating ESG into their propositions. These barriers broke down into to a couple of main categories; lack of, or poor quality information and lack of product choice.   A third (32%) said they found ESG research ...