Advisers skipped in new sustainability guidance
New guidance from the Financial Markets Authority on sustainability-related disclosures is welcome, if you can get past the title, one legal expert says.
The regulator said the new disclosure was intended to give greater clarity on what good practice looked like for the disclosure and communication of financial products with sustainability-related characteristics.
Dentons partner David Ireland said there was much to like about the guidance, except what it was called.
“I really don’t like the new title to the guidelines...MORE»
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