Responsible investment solutions now account for five of the 71 fund wealth shortlist
Hargreaves Lansdown is looking to beef up the number of ESG funds on its Wealth Shortlist following a surge in client demand but has been called out for being late to the party, reports our sister publication
The D2C giant announced on Thursday it would be adding the Janus Henderson UK Responsible Income and the Trojan Ethical Income funds to its revamped best buylist, lifting the number of responsible investment funds on its 71-strong shortlist from three to five.
Dominic Rowles, investment analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said that investing with ESG considerations in mind is “simply good risk management”, adding that investors should be looking to fill their portfolios with companies which deliver sustainable revenues, profits and dividends.
Hargreaves Lansdown ‘playing catch-up’ with ESG additions to Wealth Shortlist
Responsible investment vehicles now make up five of the 71 fund strong buylist
Hargreaves Lansdown is looking to beef up the number of ESG funds on its Wealth Shortlist following a surge in client demand but has been called out for being late to the party.
The D2C giant announced on Thursday it would be adding the Janus Henderson UK Responsible Income and the Trojan Ethical Income funds to its revamped best buylist, lifting the number of responsible investment funds on its 71-strong shortlist from three to five.
Dominic Rowles, investment analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said that investing with ESG considerations in mind is “simply good risk management,” adding that investors should be looking to fill their portfolios with companies which deliver sustainable revenues, profits and dividends.
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Can Schroders tempt advisers away from DFMs with low-cost MPS range?
Schroders Investment Solutions launches on platforms next month following adviser demand
Schroders’ latest investment solutions offering has been heralded as “good pedigree” and competitive on costs, but does its offer enough to lure advisers away from the traditional route of using a discretionary fund manager for their model portfolio services?
On Wednesday Schroders announced the launch of a series of low-cost multi-asset funds and model portfolios to become available on platforms next month following adviser demand.
Schroder Investment Solutions will be overseen by Alex Funk (pictured) who has been named as chief investment officer of the new service, with support from a team of investment experts.
Clive Waller: This is what the post-pandemic planner looks like
By Clive Waller 6
th April 2021 9:06 am
Forecasts of our behaviour in the wake of the pandemic won’t disappear until the crisis is well behind us. The working-from-home issue tends to dominate conversations.
A friend of mine is an adviser based in New Orleans. A while back, she tweeted that she now regarded the whole of the US as a potential market because video had made face-to-face meetings redundant. For some clients, that will work. What we don’t know yet is what proportion.
Pre-Covid, many advisers worked on a hybrid basis, with functions such as compliance, investment and paraplanning outsourced. How much further can, or should, they go towards a virtual office?