FCA launches sustainability support group for advisers

Daniel Godfrey named as chair and Julia Dreblow will be vice-chair

Isabel Baxter
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced a working group focused on improving sustainable finance across the financial advice sector.

The regulator has named Daniel Godfrey as chair and Julia Dreblow as vice-chair of the new group. Meanwhile, the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association will provide the secretariat. The group was announced in November last year by the regulator as part of its aim to support the advice industry to help identify how the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and labels support their role. The FCA will sit as an active observer of the group and has asked that it be ready to report on how the advice sector can be supported in delivering good practice in the...

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