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BaFin backs replacing SFDR Articles 8 and 9, defining transition investments

Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has backed the creation of three product designations to address investor misuse of the existing Articles 8 and 9 as labels in the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

Regulator's survey of five French asset managers finds none fully compliant with SFDR

None of the five French asset managers surveyed by their regulator was fully compliant with the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), owing largely to a lack of reliable data, it has been revealed.

French regulator AMF says it would back 'say on climate' based on CSRD reports

French regulator warns of greenwashing litigation risk in transition plan guidance

ESG ratings failure lands real estate investor in hot water with French regulator

A real estate investor has been hit with the prospect of a fine for failures relating to how it used ESG scores to inform its investments.

French regulator turns mystery shopper to check asset managers live up to sustainability promises

France's financial markets regulator will conduct spot checks of asset managers to check whether their voting and engagement practices meet the standards claimed in their marketing.

French regulator says investors should have say on climate transition plans

France's financial markets regulator has backed recommendations to require listed companies to routinely present their climate transition strategy to investors for a vote at their annual general meeting (AGM).

French regulator pushes for exclusion of fossil fuels from SFDR

France's securities markets regulator has proposed the EU's controversial fund disclosure regime should introduce a set of minimum criteria for funds to be considered sustainable.

French financial firms must draw on coal lessons for fossil fuel policies, say regulators

French regulators have encouraged financial firms to draw lessons from their thermal coal policies for other fossil fuel sectors in order to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement...

French and Dutch watchdogs propose EU regulation of ESG data firms