The forthcoming FCA regulations regarding customer sustainable investment preferences and the need to incorporate these into the suitability of advice have been discussed and anticipated for some time. As a publicly declared sustainable investment champion, I have always thought there are enough carrots to incentivise the development of a sustainable investment proposition, without needing a big stick. However, having listened to a lot of adviser views on this matter, I have realised that for every incentive, there is also a barrier. The main hurdles to embracing this area of investme...
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