The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has delayed its plans to apply sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) to portfolio managers.

More than half (52%) of retail investors are aware of the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirement (SDR) investment labels but vague wording and jargon remain the biggest barriers to investment in sustainable funds.

Wealth manager St James’s Place has given fund manager Schroders a £5.2bn sustainable investment mandate.

Fidelity International has launched a blue transition fixed income fund which aims for capital growth while improving the world’s water.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Evelyn Partners has added two new funds to its Sustainable MPS in its latest rebalance.

The FCA has released the ESG labels to be used by fund managers and other authorised firms that market sustainable investment products.