FCA Sustainability

Streamlining Sustainability: UK FCA Moves to “Simplify” Disclosure Requirements

August 13, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has declared its intention to “streamline and enhance” its sustainability reporting framework and “simplify” disclosure requirements following detailed feedback …

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US court Asset Managers Texas

See You in Court: Texas-led Case Against Asset Managers Advances

August 6, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A trio of asset managers are set to face a Texas-led antitrust lawsuit from Republican states after a US judge declined to dismiss the …

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Asset Managers US States ESG

Fiduciary Duty Fracas: US States Target Asset Managers’ ESG Practices

August 1, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A letter from Republican state officials has demanded that several major asset managers scale their ESG-related investment activities to continue business between the two …

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Asset Managers AMF France

Poor Performance: France’s AMF Details Asset Managers Regulatory Shortcomings

July 15, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), France’s financial regulator, has highlighted several cases of poor performance by large asset managers operating in the country.

A …

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Engagement Eumedion Investors Portfolios

Enhancing Engagement: Eumedion Urges Investors to Pare Back Portfolios

July 8, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

Eumedion has recommended that its institutional investor members reduce the number of companies in their equity portfolios to improve engagement with investee firms.

The Dutch …

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Financial Reporting Council, FRC Stewardship

Definition Downgrade: FRC Reframes Stewardship in 2026 UK Code

June 3, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has unveiled the UK Stewardship Code 2026, which looks to bolster reporting to “showcase high quality stewardship” and “support …

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Slow progress

Responsible Investment Regression: Asset Manager Progress “Significantly” Slows

May 30, 2025


By Jack Grogan-Fenn

A report from NGO ShareAction has branded most asset managers’ responsible investment practice standard as “disappointing”, with progress having “slowed significantly” since 2022.

The report graded …

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climate risk

UKSIF puts forwards recommendations to address systemic risks

May 9, 2025


The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has set out recommendations to help asset owners, managers, and policymakers better tackle the challenges that systemic risks pose to investors.…

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Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)

Financial firms and Costco face continued pressure over DEI policies

January 31, 2025


Companies remain under scrutiny for their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, with two separate coalitions—both led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton—targeting a group of financial …

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fiduciary duties

Republican attorneys claim asset managers are breaching fiduciary duties

September 6th, 2024


A group of 24 Republican attorneys has raised concerns about whether American asset managers are violating their fiduciary duties by outsourcing voting on environmental proposals to proxy advisors.…

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