UK social taskforce members revealed

9 March 2023


Membership of the UK’s new social taskforce has been revealed, with Minerva Analytics part of this founding group.

Fifteen senior industry figures from across the pensions and engagement spaces have been named …

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Diversity

Do more on diversity, SEC urged by ex-chairs

7 March 2023


The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be doing more in its work to improve diversity within the US financial services industry, several of its former chairwomen have agreed.…

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DoL, Department of Labor

House passes resolution to repeal DOL ESG rule 

March 2, 2023


House lawmakers have approved a resolution to overturn the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new ESG rule for retirement plans, after 25 Republican states filed a suit to invalidate the …

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FCA reforms omit cost to investors


The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been urged to research the potential cost implications for investors of its proposed sustainability regulation reforms.  

The Treasury Committee’s Financial Service Regulation Sub-Committee’s examination of the FCA’s fund …

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ESG disclosure, Sustainability reporting

IFRS standards effective from January 2024 

February 21, 2023


The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation’s (IFRS’) new global sustainability and climate disclosure standards will come into effect in January 2024. 

On February 16, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) …

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Sustainability

UK watchdog consults on sustainability governance frameworks

February 17, 2023


The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a discussion paper on the role of sustainability-related governance frameworks in finance.

As part of its commitment to creating a policy approach …

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SEC lambasted over shareholder rights change as companies fail to meet ESG targets

SEC open to easing controversial climate disclosure proposal

February 15, 2023


Enhanced climate disclosure rules in the US could be subject to change after SEC chairman Gary Gensler admitted “adjustments” could be made.

The ‘Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related

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DoL, Department of Labor

Republicans challenge DOL’s ESG rule 

February 8, 2023


In the latest anti-ESG action taken in the US, Republicans in the Senate and House have filed joint bills to nullify the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new ESG rule for retirement plans.  …

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EU Flags in front of the European Commission

February 3, 2023


The European Commission’s (EC’s) plans to harmonise the structure of multiple-voting rights (MVR) for SMEs have been criticised for “lacking” any legal basis.

A piece on the Oxford Business Law

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FRC plans common framework for 2023 

February 2, 2023


The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has committed to developing a common framework for ESG reporting in the country over the coming year.  

The ‘FRC ESG Statement of Intent: What’s

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