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Defaqto completes assessments for CCLA’S Better World Global Equity Fund

CCLA's Better World Global Equity Fund and approach to sustainability have been fully assessed and validated by Defaqto. The positive assessments reaffirm CCLA’s commitment to the UK intermediary market.

Stress in the banking sector

Over the weekend there were two important developments in the situation around bank deposits and unrealised losses on bond portfolios. Ben Funnell, Head of Investment Solutions, explains what happened and the resulting market impact. 

CCLA retains its status as a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code

We are delighted to remain a signatory to the code and pleased that the council recognises our ongoing work in meeting the expected standard of reporting.

CCLA hires Tessa Younger as stewardship lead to boost engagement on climate and environmental issues

CCLA appoints Tessa Younger to lead CCLA’s ‘Better Environment’ work, managing all stewardship on environmental issues, with the aim of driving clear improvements at the companies in which CCLA invests.

Response to the FCA’s sustainable finance labels and SDR consultation

CCLA responds to a selection of the questions and topics raised in the Financial Conduct Authority’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and Investment Labels Consultation Paper.

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Invest for a world of Good

Hear from our investment team in a recent interview with Portfolio Adviser

James Ayre, Co-Head Investments, and Joe Hawkes, Director, Investments, speak to Portfolio Adviser about what Good Investment means to us, our focus on quality investments and on whether valuations matter more in a regime of high trend inflation and higher interest rates. 

 

Investors unite to ask firms to address plight of migrant seasonal workers

CCLA convenes 10 investors to sign an investor statement calling for retailers and firms in and directly sourcing from the UK agricultural supply chain to protect migrant seasonal workers from paying recruitment fees leaving them in danger of debt bondage.

The changing shape of globalisation and its investment implications

While it is still too early to conclusively remark that we are in a new era of deglobalisation, it is likely that we are now seeing some significant shifts in globalisation, which is being redefined by geopolitics, and increasingly nationalism and protectionist measures. In this article we examine these factors and their investment implications.