(Cardiff, 2 April 2025) Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending Community Interest Company (Global PSSL CIC) is thrilled to announce the establishment of its Investment Advisors Council to enhance transparency, good governance and sustainability in securities lending and the broader financial markets.
The IAC comprises Financial Decisions, LLC as the chairing organisation and Horizon Financial Holdings Corporation as co-founder. The objectives of the IAC [available here] complement the existing Asset Owners Council.
Our 3P Transparency tool, developed as part of the Global PSSL United Nations Pathways Programme, has enabled the establishment of this council.
Radek Stech, CEO & founder of Global PSSL CIC, expressed his enthusiasm, “Investment advisors play an important role in injecting transparency into the financial markets, wealth creation and growth. The investment advisors are bound by fiduciary standards and disinterested duties and Global PSSL CIC is proud we can start the IAC with the U.S. SEC regulated investment advisors”
Kenneth Gutwillig, a partner and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Decisions, LLC, said on behalf of the IAC: “The IAC will draw on its extensive experience in wealth management to move Global PSSL forward. Financial Decisions, LLC, is pleased to chair the IAC and help steer others toward their transparency and sustainability goals.”
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Contact Information regarding this press release:
Dr Radek Stech: radek.stech@gpssl.org
Financial Decisions, LLC: https://www.findec.net/
Horizon Financial Holdings Corporation: http://www.horizonfous.com/
About Global PSSL
Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending (Global PSSL) is the fundamental global mechanism for aligning securities lending with transparency and sustainable finance. It has been co-created by Dr Radek Stech, prominent asset owners, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, banks, hedge funds other stakeholders committed to positive change since 2018. Global PSSL has received significant funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, through the Sustainable Finance – Law – Stakeholders (SFLS) Network at Exeter Law School in addition to some financial assistance from some industry stakeholders. The ESRC grant request was designed based on earlier engagement with stakeholders shaping values-based banking, green bonds and sustainable project finance as well as continuous contact, research and discussions with staff from the World Bank (the official partner on the grant). In order to preserve its impartiality, the Global PSSL framework is based within its own independent community interest company.
