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What does regulation mean for the future of ESG ratings?

The EU's ESG ratings regulation raises existential questions for some providers, Michael Hurley writes

Supervisors urged to tackle contravention of ESMA fund name rules

ESRS reliefs risk encouraging 'opportunistic behaviour', ESMA warns

Proposals to allow companies to omit information on the anticipated financial effects of sustainability aspects, including climate change risk "encouraging opportunistic behaviour", according to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

ESMA plans study of 'risks to investors' from green bond external reviews

ESMA warns against using vague ESG fund definitions

EU supervisors suggest banks, insurers 'justify' transition statements in ESG stress tests

Guidelines on ESG stress testing have been published that tell EU regulators to focus initially on exercises covering physical and climate transition risks and biodiversity loss, and consider expanding such tests to other sustainability topics.

ESMA updates ESG ratings Q&A for small providers

EU name rules drove €11bn drop in ESG funds' fossil fuel exposure - ESMA

About €11.5 billion in assets was shaved from the total fossil fuel exposure of EU sustainability-themed funds after swathes of managers dropped sustainability claims because of new naming rules, it was found.

ESMA finds high variability in transition fund target-setting

ESMA publishes final report on EuGB external review standards

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report on the rules governing external reviewers of 'European Green Bonds' (EuGB) issued under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS).