Major firms sign up to CFA diversity code
March 25, 2022
A total of 16 US and Canadian firms have adopted the CFA Institute’s DEI Code just a month after its launch
A host of investment firms in the US …
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IFRS, GRI agree to align reporting standards
March 25, 2022
The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have signed an agreement to align their sustainability disclosure and reporting standards.
In statements published this week, the two organisations said …
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SEC proposes landmark climate disclosure rules
March 25, 2022
New rules requiring US-listed companies to disclose various climate-related risks have been proposed …
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TNFD launches risk management and disclosure framework prototype
The beta version will aid the framework’s development before its official release.
TNFD, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, has launched a beta version of its nature-related risk-management and disclosure framework…
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Report reveals green bonds outperforming ‘vanilla’ equivalents
The Climate Bonds Initiative report evidences the strong performance of green bonds.
The H2 2021 Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market Report is the 13th iteration of a research series …
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Pension funds exiting Russian investments
March 11, 2022
Pension funds and asset owners around the world are taking steps to reduce or divest their holdings in Russian securities.
In the US, the Washington State Investment Board, Missouri’s Public School and …
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SEC eyes tightening of ESG fund rules
March 11, 2022
The US financial regulator is considering new rules for investment funds marketing themselves as environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) chair Gary Gensler said …
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TPR issues guidelines on Ukraine conflict
March 4, 2022
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued guidelines to UK schemes in response to the conflict in Ukraine, which has led to investment market volatility.
In a statement, published on its website …
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IPCC report issues ‘dire warning’ about inaction
March 4, 2022
A report published by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has outlined the “dangerous and widespread disruption” caused by human-induced climate change and warned about the “consequences of …
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