Abrdn rebrands two investment index ranges head of SDR anti-greenwashing rules

Cristian Angeloni
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Abrdn rebrands two investment index ranges head of SDR anti-greenwashing rules

Investor says it will not seek an SDR label for its MyFolio ranges, but stresses overall investment objective and risk profiles will largely remain unchanged

Global investor Abrdn is planning to ditch the word 'sustainable' from the names of two of its index ranges in a bid to comply with forthcoming anti-greenwashing rules under the UK's Sustainability Disclosure...

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