Responsible investments are to be found in just 10% of all portfolios, according to new research from Invesco, which reveals numerous challenges continue to make it difficult for investors to access these themes.
This is despite the majority of investors being open to such investments, with 85% of clients in the survey expressing an interest. Invesco launches ETF-based Summit Responsible funds Tellingly, over half (52%) of investors not currently investing this way plan to do so over the next 12 months. Invesco's survey involved insights from 201 advised investors and 161 advisers, planners and wealth managers. These findings indicated a number of barriers remain when it comes to investing sustainably. Lack of knowledge was picked out as the biggest barrier to sustainable investing, ...
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