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  • Insurers should analyse climate change scenarios in Solvency II reports, says regulator

    04 June 2019

    The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has launched a consultation into sustainability risk, and is warning of a "pressing need" for insurers to identify and assess the impact of risks related to climate change.

  • EU unveils draft rules on ESG integration in investment advice

    04 January 2019

    Draft rules on how investment firms and insurance distributors should consider sustainability topics when they advise clients have been published by the European Commission.

  • European insurers to face climate stress tests in 2020

    15 October 2018

    The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) is set to include climate change and sustainability risks in its 2020 stress test for insurers.

  • Central bankers warn European Commission on green supporting factor

    09 March 2018

    Prominent central bankers have warned the European Commission that plans to lower the capital requirements for green assets would be "dangerous".

  • Will new regulations restrict low-carbon finance?

    04 July 2013

    New financial regulations are adding to the problems caused by adverse economic conditions and policy uncertainty, and are likely to hinder the flow of finance to low-carbon assets in the EU, say Thomas Spencer and Jamie Stevenson.