A fundamental shift is under way to embed sustainability into everyday corporate decision-making. This will require changes to governance regimes – and a new focus on directors’ duties....more
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As the start date looms for the Level 2 requirements under SFDR and the product disclosure regime in the Taxonomy Regulation, firms are progressing their implementation projects. This bulletin provides an...more
In the context of COP26, the UK has taken the opportunity to issue an array of documents and proposals, hoping to establish its credentials (post Brexit) as a leading light on ESG and climate change, and a rival to the EU,...more
As appetite in the market for “green” and ESG badged products grows and grows, so too grows the number of legislative and regulatory initiatives intended to prevent or mitigate the risk of greenwashing.
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A number of deadlines are looming for private banks, wealth managers and advisers as the next stage of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and Taxonomy Regulation begins to apply – this briefing gives a...more
A broad range of sustainability issues are now clearly affecting the way some investors assess potential M&A deals and allocate capital. But many are only just getting to grips with the fast-evolving environmental, social and...more
The most innovative and challenging aspect of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is probably the new principal adverse impacts or PAI regime. This is being introduced in stages, starting from 10 March...more
The European Commission published its long-awaited Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy (the Strategy) today.
The Strategy was announced as part of the European Green Deal in 2019 (originally...more
7/7/2021
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The EU Taxonomy Regulation has been in force since 2020, but a critical element of the Regulation – the Technical Screening Criteria (TSC) – has yet to be formally agreed. The European Commission’s announcement on 21 April...more
The impact of the pandemic in 2020 has certainly pushed securities lending activity and the short side of the market under a microscope.
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As Firms continue to implement SFDR, which applies on 10 March 2021 across the EU, our latest Great Fund Insights client alert gives further detail on the Regulatory Technical Standard and how firms can make sense of the new...more