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Regulator steps up pressure on trustees over climate change

Trustees face enforcement action if they fail to comply

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned trustees to act to meet new climate change regulations and warned it could take enforcement action against funds that failed to comply with their obligations.…

Effectiveness of SRD II questioned in shareholder survey

The directive, launched in September 2020, has been troubled by inconsistencies

Better Finance, the European financial services NGO, has launched a survey of shareholders after the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) encountered teething issues shortly after launch.

The European …

ESG regulation – US lawmakers take swipes as plans emerge

Democrats to use majority status to revoke Trump-era rulings

ESG regulation is once again at the heart of legislative tensions in the US Senate as Republicans and Democrats lock horns over the recently ESG Enforcement Task Force. Democrat legislators …

A festival of consultations for the investment industry

The countdown to festivals finally reopening this summer after lockdown has begun, but investors and financial services professionals are in …

SEC listens to investor ESG demands

US regulator commits to an “all agency” approach on ESG and climate

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) debate is quickly gaining momentum at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under President Biden’s administration.…

Trump’s anti-ESG influence is quickly starting to unwind

ESG debate moves swiftly forward in the SEC under Biden’s administration

A wave of ESG-related changes in the US administration under Joe Biden’s leadership is unfolding this month, marking the beginning of …

BEIS aims to ‘restore’ investor trust in audit and corporate governance

Audits could look at companies’ wider performance, including against key climate targets

A government consultation is seeking views on a series of proposals to reform the UK’s audit, corporate …

sustainability disclosure, climate standards

MEPs pave the way for higher environmental standards

New EU law on due diligence will also cover human rights issues

MEPs are urging companies and investors to focus on sustainability by paving the way for a new EU law that …

Investors warn dual class shares ‘erode’ shareholder rights

Lord Hill’s review recommends controversial structure to make London more attractive

Critics have warned that dual class share structures, set to be introduced on the premium listing segment of the London Stock Exchange …

SEC reviewing decade-old climate disclosure rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing its climate-related disclosure rules for companies, which have not been updated since 2010.

In a statement, …