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SFDR Review Potentially Delayed to Q1 2026

Ropes & Gray LLP on 7/29/2025

Whilst not unexpected, the long-awaited review of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), originally scheduled for Q4 2025, is now likely to be delayed to Q1 2026. This follows the public and targeted...more

Q&A: What does 2025 have in store for sustainability in European infrastructure funds?

Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/24/2025

Within the investment industry, sustainability is an area that has evolved significantly over the past few years. For infrastructure funds, the regulatory environment and regional differences have created a complex landscape...more

EU SFDR: the future of sustainable finance disclosure and recommendations of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance

Hogan Lovells on 1/23/2025

2024 was set to be the year of review for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). A number of different approaches have been suggested by the European Commission, national competent authorities and other...more

Final Countdown: ESMA Guidelines on Funds’ Names Using ESG or Sustainability-Related Terms

King & Spalding on 11/20/2024

Over the past few years, there has been a sharp increase in funds using environmental, social, governance (“ESG”), sustainability, impact or sustainable development goals (“SDG”) references in fund names. With this has come...more

The ESMA Sets Out Its Long-term Vision on the Functioning of the Sustainable Finance Framework

Mayer Brown on 8/9/2024

On 24 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published an opinion on the sustainable finance regulatory framework (the "ESMA Opinion"), which outlines the ESMA's long-term vision for the functioning...more

European Supervisory Authorities’ Joint Opinion on SFDR 2.0

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance on 6/21/2024

On 18 June 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) published a joint opinion (the “Opinion”) on their recommendations for the next iteration of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”)....more

SFDR Annual Reporting Deadline Looms for Many

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance on 3/21/2024

For funds categorised as Article 8 or 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) with a 31 December financial year end, the periodic reporting deadline of 30 June is approaching with 100 days to go. Now...more

Useful reminders in ESMA publications on SFDR

Proskauer Rose LLP on 11/27/2023

On 22 November 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published three aides to stakeholders to support with navigating three areas of the European Union’s (“EU”) sustainable finance regulation: ...more

ESAs report on Principal Adverse Impact disclosures

Proskauer Rose LLP on 10/3/2023

The annual report of the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) on the extent of voluntary disclosure of principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) was published on...more

SFDR Consultation and Review by European Commission – a first step towards SFDR 2.0

A&O Shearman on 9/25/2023

The Commission has launched a far reaching consultation and review of SFDR, long expected by the industry. This bulletin provides an overview, as well as giving thought as to what we might see in terms of SFDR 2.0....more

Recent developments in ESG and pensions

Ius Laboris on 9/21/2023

The main provisions of the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation have been in force since 2021, but compliance remains a challenge for many market participants. Here is an update on the state of play....more

EU ESG Framework – latest developments and further clarifications on greenwashing and sustainable investments

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/5/2023

Over the last few months, the European Commission and the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) have published a number of press releases and reports that aim to clarify and provide further updates on concepts used within...more

ESG liability and litigation risks with a focus on Germany: Greenwashing

White & Case LLP on 5/23/2023

The European Commission ("Commission") is relentless in its fight against Greenwashing and the misrepresentation of sustainability impacts or benefits of a company’s products or actions. Following the global ESG trend and the...more

Central Bank’s Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report, Supervisory Priorities for 2023 and Key Areas of Focus for Funds and their...

Walkers on 3/9/2023

On 2 March 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published its third annual Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report (the “Report”). The Report highlights the conduct risks that the Central Bank has identified...more

CEP Magazine - March 2023. Europe leads the way

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 3/2/2023

In the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been active in providing guidance and publishing new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) requirements. But the European community continues to...more

An Introduction to the EU Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regime and the Draft EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/12/2022

SFDR and Asset Allocators. The European Green Deal declared climate change and environmental degradation as existential threats to Europe and the world. The European Union (EU) has set out to mobilize private financial...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 - 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 calls for views on classification of sustainable investment products and new sustainability disclosure requirements for asset...

Proskauer Rose LLP on 11/4/2021

Yesterday, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a discussion paper (DP21/4) (the “Discussion Paper”) seeking initial views on new sustainability disclosure requirements for asset managers and FCA-regulated...more

August Changes to Fund Distribution in the EEA

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 8/2/2021

This week sees the introduction of significant changes to the rules and regulations governing the marketing of alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) to investors in the Member States of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”)...more

MiFID II und Nachhaltigkeitspräferenzen – ESG-Vorgaben für den Fondsvertrieb

King & Spalding on 6/9/2021

ESG geht auch an der Vertriebsregulierung nach MiFID II (Richtlinie 2014/65/EU) nicht spurlos vorbei: Die delegierten Rechtsakte zur MiFID II (Delegierte VO (EU) 2017/565 und Delegierte Richtlinie (EU) 2017/593) werden um...more

Der „Artikel 6-Immobilienfonds”, die Schmutzgrenze bei nachhaltigen Investments oder wohin mit den alten Immobilien?

King & Spalding on 6/3/2021

Spätestens seit die Verordnung (EU) 2019/2088 („Offenlegungsverordnung“ oder „SFDR“) am 10. März 2021 in ihren ersten Teilen in Kraft getreten ist, sind sogenannte „Artikel 8-Fonds“ und „Artikel 9-Fonds“ in aller Munde. Die...more

Navigating the European ESG Disclosure Regime in a Post-Brexit World

K&L Gates LLP on 4/6/2021

Following increased public attention to the global sustainability agenda, investors, public institutions, and companies around the world are increasingly prioritizing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) measures as...more

Beware the “ESGs of March” as ESG Regulatory Change Is Afoot

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/16/2021

Three recent developments in relation to ESG related disclosures are of note: (1) on March 10th, the US Department of Labor announced it would not enforce its own rules related to ESG investing, (2) on the same day the EU’s...more

Insurance Europe responds to the European Supervisory Authorities' joint consultation on ESG disclosures and, specifically, the...

Hogan Lovells on 9/3/2020

Insurance Europe supports the efforts of the European co-legislators towards a more sustainable economy and is in favour of increased transparency in sustainable investments and sustainability risks, provided that the...more

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