Policy and Regulation

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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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Policy & Regulation
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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