Cherry Reynard talks to Pan Andreas about the evolving sustainable investment landscape, demand for ESG risk-rated multi-asset options and the "sea change" in adviser attitude
The pandemic has shifted investor thinking on ESG. As governments across the world prioritise sustainable investment and ‘building back better', investors have started to take a closer look at the businesses their money supports. For advisers, it has pushed them towards sustainable solutions, but Pan Andreas, head of insight and consulting (funds and DFM) at DeFaqto believes there are still difficulties in rating multi-asset solutions on ESG criteria. The Defaqto platform draws on a range of analytics, building a picture of adviser activity and how they are selecting multi-asset funds...
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