regulation: Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR)
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 extent to which asset owners and managers should consider ESG risks when accepting...
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June 7, 2022
Investors should be encouraged to tilt towards improving brown companies, not exclude them
New research makes the case for holding capital in brown companies that are transitioning to a more sustainable business model – despite regulatory incentives against...
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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 disclosure rules, but new guidance should mitigate greenwashing while supporting sustainability. The European...
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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 technical standards relating to the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The...
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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...
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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...
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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 information brings Washington closer to Brussels on sustainable finance work. Asset managers are facing greater scrutiny over potential...
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April 14, 2022
Regulatory round-up
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published an initial proposal to create net zero standards for financial institutions. The proposal builds on both the SBTi’s 2020 guidance for financial...
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March 24, 2022
Private equity still playing catch-up on disclosure
Private market firms see the value in demonstrating sustainability to clients, but struggle to walk the walk on disclosure. Private equity firms are finding it difficult to adapt to new...
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March 21, 2022
Should developing markets take a carrot or a stick approach to ESG regulation?
As European regulation exposes the challenges in addressing environmental, social and governance factors, developing markets, such as India, may wish to take a flexible approach. ESG investing is big business,...
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March 15, 2022
Reflecting on SFDR one year on
As the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation hits the one-year mark, asset managers reflect on the benefits and challenges of implementing the rule. On March 10 2021, the European Commission set...
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