July 30, 2021
Providers of data and ratings for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors could come under an explicit international regulatory framework to ensure consistency, according to a new report from the …
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July 23, 2021
With Australian proxy season preparations now underway, the Australian federal authorities are looking to introduce a public register of companies that use the government’s JobKeeper programme. Debates around the …
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Technical gaps and weaknesses risk “carbon washing” of funds, warns the Transition Pathway Initiative
July 23, 2021
UK-based asset owners have warned that the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) portfolio alignment …
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The wide-ranging order aims to promote competition within a range of sectors and follows an uptick in M&A activity
July 19, 2021
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order targeted at clamping down …
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July 9, 2021
This week, Minerva CEO Sarah Wilson spoke to Mallowstreet editor Sandra Wolf for a feature on the growing reporting burden facing UK pension schemes. Sarah discusses the challenges schemes face and …
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June 25, 2021
Leading global tech groups are resisting plans to include ESG disclosures in financial statements to US regulators.
Tech giants including Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook have written to the …
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June 25, 2021
Japan’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), should introduce a new code of conduct for ESG data providers and build a platform to monitor ESG-related bonds, according to an …
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June 25, 2021
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published plans to extend climate-related disclosures to all companies listed on London’s main stock market as well as to all asset managers, …
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June 18, 2021
The regulator’s short-term plans reflect its legislative ambitions since entering office
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed its Spring 2021 regulatory agenda, outlining short- and long-term regulatory actions that administrative …
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The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set out plans for reporting requirements and climate risk assessment for pension schemes. This comes as the TCFD launches its own consultation to determine the future of its reporting standards.
In …
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