Financials

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Financials, UK

UK financial regulator demands improvements on ESG benchmarks

March 21, 2023
The FCA has told benchmark administrators that they are failing to correctly...
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Financials, Policy & Regulation, UK

BoE to assess changes for capital frameworks on climate risk

March 20, 2023
The Bank of England will carry out more work on climate change...
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Financials, Sector Focus

Banks account for greenwashing risk as scrutiny ramps up

March 16, 2023
With increasing fines and regulation against the overstatement of sustainability credentials, the...
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Capital Flows, Financials, Sector Focus

‘Not the role of BlackRock’ to engineer climate transition, Fink says

March 15, 2023
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink says it is for governments, technology and...
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Capital Flows, Financials

Credit Suisse climate strategy ‘not fit for purpose’, ShareAction says

March 15, 2023
The campaigning group has called on Credit Suisse investors to vote against...
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Financials

Investors accuse Vanguard of violating fiduciary duty over climate risk

March 8, 2023
More than 1,400 Vanguard clients have written to urge the asset manager...
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EU, Financials, Policy & Regulation, UK

Female participation in UK finance more than 30% down since 1997

08/03/2023
New report highlights women's persistent challenges in reaching senior positions and mirrors the findings of similar research across Europe. Analysis from the London Stock Exchange and the Centre for Economics... Read more
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Financials, US

Explainer: The impact of Republicans' anti-woke campaign

06/03/2023
US Republicans are blocking legislation that would allow pension funds to consider ESG factors in their investments and are blacklisting lenders and asset managers that have anti-fossil fuel policies, but... Read more
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Australia, Financials

From regulatory fines to lawsuits: The Asic vs Mercer greenwashing case

02/03/2023
In an unprecedented move, Australia’s financial regulator has resorted to the courts to tackle allegedly misleading ESG claims. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched legal proceedings against corporate... Read more
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Financials, UK

UK government launches social task force for pensions industry

01/03/2023
The task force will look to identify reliable data sources to help schemes navigate “social risks and opportunities”. A new task force has been set up in the UK to... Read more
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Capital Flows, Financials

World's largest asset managers have ‘serious gaps’ in ESG policies, says ShareAction

28/02/2023
A global study has found that most large asset managers are failing to invest “in a way that will protect climate, biodiversity and people”. Two-thirds of the asset managers surveyed... Read more
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