Simmons SDR “deeper dive” webinar series

Wednesday 24 April - FCA UK SDR and Investment labels – Flash Call

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just released its eagerly awaited consultation paper on extending the regime to encompass 'portfolio management', alongside its definitive anti-greenwashing guidance. In this webinar we delved into the pivotal aspects of the consultation and final guidance, deciphering their implications for firms and providing actionable insights on what steps you should be taking right away.

Thursday 11 January - The Anti-Greenwashing Rule - what is it and how do you avoid breaching it?

The new anti-greenwashing rule applies to all FCA regulated firms in respect of all their products and services. As the industry responds to the FCA's consultation paper, we take a close look at whether and how this new rule is going to change firms' approach to ESG and what firms need to be doing to prepare

• Who is this session for? All FCA authorised firms that communicate with clients.

Thursday 14 December - "Non-labelled ESG products" - what are they and what do you do if you have one?

Join us as we explore the new category of ESG fund that is triggered through the use of ESG terms in fund names and marketing materials.  We will explore how these new requirements could end up reshaping the UK fund market. 

• Who is this session for? UK managers with UK funds that are sold to retail clients. 

Thursday 7 December - Sustainability Labels - what are they and how do you get one?

Join us as we do a deep dive into each of the 4 new sustainability labels and explore some of the practical issues around using the labels for your funds.

• Who is this session for? UK managers with UK funds. In particular we'll look at what authorised fund managers are going to need to do to get a label. 
  Watch the webinar here.