Policy and Regulation
May 26, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: SEC proposes disclosures and 'names rule' for ESG funds
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed more specific ESG disclosures...
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May 26, 2022
UK fines more than 30 companies for climate change scheme breaches
Fines for British companies are announced as the government prepares to toughen...
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May 26, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: Bank of England publishes green stress test results
The Bank of England’s much-anticipated climate change stress test exercise has revealed...
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May 25, 2022
SEC’s actions on greenwashing align the US with the EU
The US financial regulator’s fining of BNY Mellon for allegedly misrepresenting ESG...
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May 24, 2022
Pension fund focus on ESG opens questions over insurer back books
Billions of assets purchased by insurers to back UK retirement promises have...
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May 24, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: Central banks network NGFS urges regulators to scrutinise corporate transition plans
The influential Network for Greening the Financial System has become the latest body...
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May 23, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: Australia’s new climate policy
Australia’s election of a Labor prime minister, Anthony Albanese, promises a major shift in its position on ESG matters such as climate change after the departure of the previous government,...
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May 19, 2022
Regulatory Round-up: ISSB’s capital markets disclosures, UK’s CBAM, China’s ESG disclosures
The International Sustainability Standards Board, created at COP26 six months ago, says it is on track to deliver the first stage of its global baseline of sustainability disclosures for the...
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May 19, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: UN publishes study on short-term climate scenarios for finance
The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and the UK-based National Institute of Economic and Social Research think-tank have published a report outlining short-term scenarios that could threaten the financial system....
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May 18, 2022
Green bond proposals could hamper issuance, EU warned
Capital markets professionals warn that strict requirements for taxonomy alignment and disclosures could slow the rapid growth of the green bond market. Proposed changes to the European green bond standard...
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May 18, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: European Parliament toughens up green bond standards
The European Parliament has tightened the proposed EU green bond standard (EUGBS) rules in a move that is nonetheless being seen as a compromise. The new proposal, agreed by MEPs...
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