A new edition of the Regulatory Initiatives Grid, which sets out details of current and planned regulatory initiatives for all the regulators affecting the financial services sector, has been published. It includes details of...more
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On 29 January 2025, the EU Commission published a Competitiveness Compass for the EU. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that Europe must fix its weaknesses (alluding the a persistent gap in...more
As we enter into 2025, we look back to ESG regulatory developments in December 2024 and reflect on the expected legislation for the coming year. We anticipate more regulatory initiatives in 2025, particularly in the UK. In...more
In November, we got a tantalizing glimpse into what the future looks like for sustainable finance in the UK in the annual Mansion House speech. We highlight some of the key ESG regulatory announcements below. November also...more
On 14 November 2024, the UK government published its consultation response and draft legislation proposals to regulate ESG ratings providers. Entities providing ESG ratings (however named) which are likely to influence...more
On 14 November 2024, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, set out a number of significant developments in connection with sustainable finance in her Mansion House speech and in related publications. We saw the long awaited...more
October was a busy month. COP 16 on Biodiversity was held at the end of the month, the UK Autumn Budget was heard on 30 October 2024, and the UK focused Transition Finance Market Review was published. All this has been...more
This month, amidst the Labour party conference in the UK, we have seen a number of policy initiatives communicated via speeches and followed up with official government announcements, for example announcing the upcoming...more
Although we might have expected a complete lull over the Summer, there has still been activity in the ESG regulatory world. In the UK, we have seen a continuation of the work on the sustainable disclosure requirements regime...more
The UK General Election on 4 July 2024 resulted in a change of government in the UK. This has meant that the usual summer slowdown has been replaced with a flurry of activity as new ministers pick up portfolios and start to...more
June 2024 was another busy month for ESG regulation both in the EU and internationally. In the EU, the ESAs have published their final reports on greenwashing in the financial services sector and an opinion on the assessment...more
The outlook for 2023 looks uncertain, following another tumultuous year. The collapse of a number of large cryptocurrency exchanges has shone another spotlight on the digital asset market. The financial system’s resilience...more
At our recent global conference we held in partnership with Global Digital Finance, our keynote speaker suggested that the three major drivers for financial institution regulators and policy makers for the next few years...more