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Regulating ESG ratings: Mission impossible?

As regulators around the world seek to define good practice for ESG raters, they are discovering the complexities of doing so, writes Michael Hurley

IOSCO should oversee ESG data and ratings principles for regulators, S&P suggests

The International Organisation for Securities Commissions (IOSCO) should develop a centralised set of principles for good conduct by ESG data and ratings providers, a senior executive at S&P has recommended.

FCA appoints two pension funds managers as co-chairs of voting group

Fund managers face SDR challenge to define 'sustainable', law firm says

Fund managers looking to adhere to the UK's forthcoming fund labelling and disclosure regime are to face a significant "subjectivity-related challenge" in determining what qualifies as sustainable, according to law firm Pinsent Masons.

UK FCA establishes sustainable finance advisor working group

Funds with about £110bn in AUM to opt for UK FCA labels, Morningstar estimates

About 300 investment funds, which collectively manage about £110 billion ($140 billion), are set to adopt new UK sustainability fund labels this year, according to estimates by Morningstar.

Barclays: UK 'Sustainability Improvers' fund label risks being 'catch-all'

The 'Sustainability Improvers' label under the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) voluntary fund labelling rules risks being a "catch-all" investment category, warned Barclays.

2024 outlook: Sand in the gears of sustainable finance policy

Looming elections and burgeoning disclosure regimes point to a slowdown in sustainable finance policymaking, but the spectre of fines for greenwashing is on the rise, Michael Hurley writes

UK presses ahead with listing reform, despite investors' corporate governance warnings

Fresh proposals to overhaul UK listing rules show "little sign that widely held and clearly communicated investor concerns about weakening corporate governance standards have been taken into account," one of the country's largest pension funds has warned.

ICMA publishes ESG ratings and data code of conduct

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published a voluntary 'code of conduct' for ESG ratings and data products.