March 14, 2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has responded to suggestions from government MPs that its sustainable regulation regime was adversely impacting investment in the defence sector, saying that “there is …
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September 12th, 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has offered firms temporary flexibility to comply with the ‘naming and marketing’ rules under its Sustainable Disclosure Requirements.
The rules require that …
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UK government to introduce law regulating ESG rating agencies
August 9th, 2024
The UK’s chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced the government will propose a new bill introducing regulations for ESG rating agencies.
On a visit to Toronto, …
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SDR will bring more “trust and integrity” to financial services
9th May, 2024
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has predicted its Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) labels will improve consumers’ perception of the financial services industry.
Sacha Sadan, director of ESG …
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Updates introduced for various international regulatory reforms on stewardship
January 19th, 2024
The UK, Japan, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and International Internal Audit Standards Board (IIASB) have all published updates on stewardship regulatory reforms.
The UK Financial Conduct …
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April 12, 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has postponed the introduction of rules aimed at eradicating greenwashing across the UK’s asset management sector.
The UK regulator has delayed the implementation date for sustainability disclosure …
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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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