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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, …

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SEC creates new senior climate change role

SEC creates new senior climate change role

Regulator likely to pursue policies to incorporate climate risk as part of corporate disclosures

President Joe Biden’s pledge that his inauguration would mark a sea change for climate policy is already in action

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Biden returns US to Paris Agreement and appoints proxy voting advocate

Allison Herren Lee takes the top regulatory job

Joe Biden has already shown his commitment to acting on climate change, bringing the US back into the Paris accord and appointing Allison Herren Lee as acting chair of the Securities and

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CII backs Nasdaq’s proposal to improve diversity on boards

Companies could be delisted if they fail to meet ‘comply or explain’ requirement

The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) has thrown its weight behind Nasdaq’s proposal that would require companies to disclose board diversity or potentially face delisting.

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Chinese companies face US stock exchange delisting

Chinese companies face US stock exchange delisting

US lawmakers are ramping up pressure on Beijing’s oversight regime

Congress has passed legislation that could result in Chinese companies being delisted from US stock exchanges if they do not comply with accounting

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Nasdaq proposes diversity disclosure for listed companies

Nasdaq proposes diversity disclosure for listed companies

The stock exchange group wants companies to disclose diversity data and impose minimum representation requirements 

Nasdaq has filed a proposal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that, if approved, would require all companies listed on Nasdaq’s US exchange

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SEC forms climate and ESG taskforce

SEC lambasted over shareholder rights change as companies fail to meet ESG targets 

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has come under fire from investor groups after it voted to adopt amendments to its shareholder proposal rules.

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SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman

SEC commissioner Elad Roisman, one of the four leading officials at the US regulator, has called for ESG labelling from fund groups to be made clearer. 

However, at the same time Roisman is wary about more “prescriptive” ESG disclosure requirements being introduced for …

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Chris Van Hollen

A US Senator has called on the head of the US financial regulator to provide an update on the status of its reports into “apparently fraudulent comment letters” that showed support for proposed new rules on proxy advice.

In a

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SEC lambasted over shareholder rights change as companies fail to meet ESG targets

Investors ask SEC to intervene on Covid disclosures

A group of investors have called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to force companies to disclose how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected their business operations.

Representatives from 98 asset owners, fund …

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