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Abrdn strengthens sustainability offering

Abrdn has appointed Amanda Young to the newly-created executive role of chief sustainability officer as it builds a sustainability leadership team to advise on its invest...

Features

Walking the tight rope of inflation

Like death and taxes, market volatility is an inevitability, Liam Cormican writes, so how are fund managers walking the tight rope of inflation with their investments? ...

Funds management

Policy divergence ends decades-long positioning for investors

Divergence in monetary policy is leading investors to make two big allocation shifts away from where they have been positioned for decades, according to abrdn. ...

Financial planning

Advisers fearful of regulatory implications of digital advice

Advisers feel cautious about implementing digital advice, according to abrdn, as they are unclear on whether it would qualify for them to meet all their regulatory requir...

Funds management

Is there anywhere to hide while the Fed hikes rates?

The US Federal Reserve looks set to start raising interest rates in the coming months, but investors could be unprepared for the effect this might have on markets....

Features

Are companies engaging on net zero?

With this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference now completed, Liam Cormican investigates what industry advocacy groups are addressing when it comes to moving t...

Financial planning

Managed accounts can help advisers with scale

The options in the market for managed accounts are helping provide accessible options for advisers who need to achieve scale, according to abrdn....

Funds management

Abrdn to halve its carbon intensity by 2030

At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, global asset manager abrdn has announced its plan to decarbonise its portfolio by 50% by 2030 and engage with the in...

Financial planning

Regulation not conducive to provide advice at scale

The regulatory environment in Australia is preventing innovation in the financial advice industry, according to abrdn....

Funds management

Investor toolkit launched to protect First Nations people rights

Investors need to engage with companies on Indigenous people’s rights to mitigate risks in their portfolio, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasi...