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Matthew Radcliffe writes about ESG and trust investment for IFC Review

With a step-change afoot in the ESG investment space, settlors and beneficiaries are increasingly demanding that trustees take exclusion-criteria and sustainability-themed or impact approaches to investment.

In this article, Matthew Radcliffe, Senior Associate considers what challenges this poses for trustees of private family trusts and what options are available to mitigate these risks, including the use of non-English law structures.

The article was first published in IFC Review.

 

 

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