CFA UK has launched a new ESG investing qualification that will be available to all investment professionals from December.

Candidates will be able to take the exam from 2 December, with more than 500 candidates already signed up.

The certificate was introduced to meet the increased demand for ESG knowledge and skills in the investment sector and is already seeing high uptake and was first piloted in September.

More than 160 students from 60 firms took part in the pilot, which achieved a very good pass rate.<...