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AFME EU and UK Approaches to Greenwashing Enforcement in the Financial Market: A Comparison

Paul Hastings LLP on 1/30/2025

The briefing contains a mapping exercise and analysis of the approach taken by the European Supervisory Authorities and the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority to address risks or concerns relating to such greenwashing. The...more

European Regulatory Timeline 2025

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/16/2025

Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2025 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more

Regulation Round Up - December 2024

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/6/2025

Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

Regulation Round Up - July 2024

Proskauer Rose LLP on 8/7/2024

Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

Sustainability/ESG Policy and Regulatory Update

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/2/2024

Key topics in Akin’s July 2024 Sustainability/ESG Policy and Regulatory Update include: Updated Assessment of SFDR by EU Regulators: The European Supervisory Authorities have proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance...more

UK FCA Publishes Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Investment Labels

Jones Day on 3/14/2024

On November 28, 2023, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published its long-awaited final rules and guidance on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements ("SDR") and investment labels. According to the FCA, it intends...more

All Washed Up - What Are the Risks for Firms That Won’t Show Greenwashing the Red Card?

BCLP on 2/13/2024

In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in green products and the promotion of sustainable objectives across the financial services industry. For example, we have seen much discussion of green loans, green...more

Hot Topics for 2024

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 1/15/2024

Here are some of our key focus items across Europe and the UK as we enter a New Year. There are, of course, others, but these represent the most important themes – a regulatory focus on the non-bank credit market, risk...more

Regulation Round Up - December 2023

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/4/2024

Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in December 2023: 21 December - UK / Swiss Regulatory...more

The FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Labelling Regime (SDR): A Flexible Regime for UK Private Fund Managers

Goodwin on 12/6/2023

In our previous alert, The Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Investment Labels Rules: Tougher ESG Standards for UK Private Fund Managers, we discussed the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) October 2022 consultation...more

European Commission Consults on Changes to the SFDR Regime

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/18/2023

The European Commission recently launched two consultations — a public consultation and a targeted consultation (collectively, the Consultations) — seeking stakeholders’ feedback on potential changes to the Sustainable...more

Regulation Round Up - September 2023

Proskauer Rose LLP on 10/12/2023

Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

European Commission Launches Consultation on Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/27/2023

The EU regulators are reviewing the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation introduced in 2021, exploring the need for potential additional adjustments. On 14 September 2023, the European Commission initiated a...more

UK and EU Sustainable Finance Regulation: Taking Stock with Change on the Horizon

Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/12/2023

Both opportunities and challenges have arisen for the asset management industry as a result of the rapid introduction of UK and EU sustainable finance regulation in recent years. The new requirements have been heightened in...more

Regulation Round Up - May 2023

Proskauer Rose LLP on 6/6/2023

Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

Greenwashing – Proposed Clampdown on Fund Names

Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/24/2023

On 20 February 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation paper (ESMA34-472-373) “Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms” (the “Consultation”) closed to comments....more

Sustainability disclosure requirements for the UK: where are we now?

Hogan Lovells on 2/1/2023

The Financial Conduct Authority has published a long-awaited consultation paper on a new regime of sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labels for the UK....more

Regulation Round Up - July 2022

Proskauer Rose LLP on 8/11/2022

Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in July 2022: ...more

Regulation Round Up - May 2022

Proskauer Rose LLP on 6/13/2022

Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in May 2022: 31 May - Key developments in May 2022: The European...more

ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up

Hogan Lovells on 6/1/2022

With so many developments across the globe in the area of sustainability-related disclosures, we have looked back throughout May 2022 and summarised the key points coming out of the EU, UK and US....more

2022 - The Year in Regulation

A&O Shearman on 2/2/2022

2022 looks set to be another year dominated by regulatory reform for financial services firms. This document considers a number of key wholesale market developments including the latest on the MiFID Review and other financial...more

In Principle: Key Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2022

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/27/2022

The SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation: Key Developments and What Firms Can Expect in the Coming Year - Almost a year on from the date on which the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) came into...more

European Regulatory Timeline 2022

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/20/2022

Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2022 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more

Regulation Round Up - November 2021

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/6/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a corrigendum from the European Commission to a set of answers on the application of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU/2019/2088) (“SFDR”)....more

FCA discussion paper on entity and product level Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) for the UK investment management...

BCLP on 11/5/2021

On 3 November 2021 the FCA published a discussion paper (DP) seeking views on how best to introduce Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) for certain asset managers and FCA-regulated asset owners, as well as a...more

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