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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its 2025 Work Program, setting out its ongoing and planned initiatives for 2025. These include: (i) prioritising issues related to non-bank...more
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Australian - Update Mandatory Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Come Into Effect - The first phase of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Cth) (Bill) commenced on...more
On 20 January 2025, France published a memorandum urging the EU to modify the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (Directive 2022/2464, “CSRD”), and to postpone the application of the Corporate Sustainability Due...more
On 14 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) updated its webpage on consultation paper (CP24/8) on extending the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investment labelling regime to portfolio...more
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The European Commission has published a communication on a Competitiveness Compass for the EU, which sets out an action plan in response to the Draghi report published in September 2024. The communication sets out the...more
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