Policy and Regulation

June 8, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: EU sets gender quotas for corporate boards
The EU has agreed that companies will face binding targets to appoint women onto...
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June 8, 2022
International Securities Lending Association calls for clarity on ESG collateral rules
Industry body suggests the market would benefit from regulatory certainty on the...
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June 7, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: Basel Committee under pressure ahead of climate risk principles release
Green finance groups demanding climate-related capital requirements continue to put pressure on...
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June 7, 2022
SFDR technical clarifications highlight the challenge of consistently applying rules
The diversity of the financial markets has exposed the difficulty in applying...
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June 7, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: EU supervisory authorities clarify SFDR's technical standards
The three EU supervisory authorities have published clarifications on the draft regulatory...
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June 1, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: EU overstated climate spending by €72bn, says ECA
The EU missed its self-imposed target of spending at least 20 per...
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June 1, 2022
Pressure grows for better ESG regulation following DWS raid
The resignation of DWS’s chief executive, following allegations the asset manager provided misleading information about ‘green’ investments, has further highlighted the severity of these issues. Global regulators are facing renewed...
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June 1, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: ESMA outlines guidance to combat investment fund greenwashing
The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a supervisory briefing outlining the approach it expects national financial regulators in the EU to take on supervising “investment funds with sustainability...
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June 1, 2022
ESMA asset management ESG guidance could shift supervisory approach
The EU’s securities markets regulator has issued guidance for supervision of sustainability disclosures. National regulators for EU member states are being encouraged to tighten their supervision of sustainable investment funds...
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May 30, 2022
G7 pledges fossil fuel phase-out, while pressing for short-term supply increase
Energy and environment ministers from the G7 grouping of advanced economies have made new commitments on phasing out coal power and ending international fossil fuel financing, while also grappling with...
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May 26, 2022
Regulatory Round-up: ISSB’s digital taxonomy, TNFD’s consultations, delayed timeline for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market
The International Sustainability Standards Board is consulting on how best to make ESG data machine-readable from the start once it publishes its forthcoming sustainability disclosure standards. The digital sustainability taxonomy...
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