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Searching for a decent income from your savings and investments has rarely been more challenging.
In climbing terms, it is more akin to summiting the ferocious K2 mountain in midwinter (as some brave hearts have just thrillingly done – please get down safely) than indulging in a spot of fell walking in the Lakes (lockdown rules permitting, of course).
The income landscape is indeed bleak. Interest from most mainstream savings accounts is now so miserable it is more likely to be measured in pence rather than pounds.
Scaling the heights: Searching for a decent income from your savings and investments is like summiting the ferocious K2
Canaccord Genuity Wealth today launches an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) portfolio range available on Embark Platform. Financial advisers using the Embark Platform will now be able to provide their clients with three new ESG-led portfolios that directly support the UN Sustainable Development Goals, following a surge in demand for ethical investment propositions since the Covid-19 pandemic and in recent years .
These Canaccord ESG portfolios will focus on positive impact programmes that actively benefit society and the environment, such as nutrition and sanitation initiatives. They are designed to focus thematically on the different components of ESG as a means of creating a diverse and robust portfolio to drive long-term performance, avoiding restrictions to a single sector or geographic region. The full range is aligned to specific risk profiling from
New Canaccord ESG offering launched on Embark Platform
Focus on positive impact programmes
Canaccord Genuity CEO David Esfandi
Canaccord Genuity Wealth has launched a range of three ESG portfolios on Embark Platform, in response to the ever-growing focus on ESG issues amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
ESG Cautious Balanced, ESG Balanced and ESG Growth will be managed by investment director, head of ESG investments Patrick Thomas, with a focus on positive impact programmes that actively benefit society.
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