Following the recent focus on two major regulatory frameworks—the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (known as the GENIUS Act) in the United States, and Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the...more
7/28/2025
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Digital Assets ,
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Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
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Stablecoins ,
The GENIUS Act
The EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), designed to ensure that no products that contribute to deforestation are sold in, or exported from, the EU, continues to be criticized by EU Member States and major market players....more
The European Commission has extended the deadline for the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) to submit its technical advice on simplifying the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the...more
On June 18, 2025, the presidency of the EU Council and representatives of the European Parliament agreed on substantial changes to the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)....more
After a number of rounds of drafts, the EU Council has signed off on its position regarding the revisions to CSRD and CSDDD brought about by the Omnibus....more
6/26/2025
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Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability
On June 25, the UK Government published Exposure Drafts of the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), based on the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and S2)...more
6/26/2025
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Sustainability ,
UK
While much of the focus with the Omnibus Directive has been on its amendments to CSRD and CS3D, it's important not to overlook the significant changes Omnibus proposes to make to the CBAM regime....more
In early 2023, the FCA released a discussion paper seeking to encourage industry-wide dialogue on financial services firms’ sustainability-related governance, incentives, and competence. This was part of the FCA's broad...more
4/7/2025
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Net Zero ,
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Sustainability ,
UK
On April 3, 2025, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a Directive that would “stop the clock” on certain reporting requirements under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), as...more
The European Commission proposed the EU Omnibus package on February 26 to reduce the burden, and delay application, of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due...more
4/2/2025
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
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Proposed Legislation ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability
In its meeting of March 20, 2025, the European Council expressed its support of the so-called Omnibus Package proposed by the European Commission on February 26, 2025. The Omnibus Package includes significant changes to EU...more
3/31/2025
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
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European Parliament ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
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Sustainable Finance