ASG Survey 1

Request for Feedback

Requesting your early opinions and suggestions

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The FCA has set up an industry led working group to consider how best to support financial services intermediaries in their sustainable investment related activities. The terms of reference of the group, and additional information, is published here. The 'Advisers' Sustainability Group' is now working through how best to approach this and is currently focused on four main areas:

sustainability issues
regulation
good practice
training

We are keen to hear your views on the issues we should consider, how we should approach them, what good looks like - and any other suggestions.

Please use the box below for any general comments and the later fields for comments on our four areas of activity.

Sustainability Issues

What key topics do you believe financial advisers and other retail investment professionals should be aware of - and to what level of detail? We also welcome other related suggestions.

Regulatory Considerations

What are the major relevant, regulatory requirements and related considerations we should focus on, describe or reference? And do you have suggestions regarding how to position them in order to aid intermediary understanding?

Good Practice

We are keen to articulate what good practice looks like when it comes to incorporating sustainability related risk and opportunities into financial plans in general, and specifically when offering sustainable investment funds and products. We are mindful that different approaches work for different business types. Please describe what, in your view, good practice looks like - and any key requirements or messages you believe we should convey. (Please make it clear which area of the market you are referring to.) We are particularly interested in learning about your processes - from initial client meetings through to recommendations and review processes.

Training

We intend to use the our findings relating to the three areas above to shape the recommendations we make to training organisations. Are there other important messages we should convey? Are there other training related suggestions that you would like to share?

Thank you for your time.

Please add any further comments in the box below, or if you would like to get in touch please do so via the following email address:

advisersustainabilitygroup@pimfa.co.uk

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