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  • UK sustainable investment funds not living up to their name, FCA says

    16 November 2023

    UK-based fund managers have been placed on notice by their regulator after it said many had failed to back up claims of sustainable investment, weeks before the publication of rules designed to tackle greenwashing.

  • Hong Kong to form ESG code of conduct working group

    01 November 2023

    A group is to be established to promote a "globally consistent" code of conduct for ESG ratings and data providers in Hong Kong.

  • Manning quits UK's FCA, with SDR still in the pipeline

    23 October 2023

    One of the architects of the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) has left his role at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) just weeks before the regulations are due to be published.

  • UK regulators propose rules on diversity and inclusion

    26 September 2023

    The UK's financial regulators have issued consultations on improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial industries, an issue that is "important to governance and firm-wide culture" and supporting effective risk management.

  • Investor group backs registry to bolster scrutiny of UK asset manager voting

    22 September 2023

    A proposal to create a system for harmonised reporting of UK asset managers' voting records and a registry to host this information would enable greater scrutiny of managers' voting practices, an investor group has said.

  • UK readies sustainability disclosure overhaul with ISSB consultation

    11 August 2023

    The UK will early next year consult industry on overhauling its disclosure rules to make it mandatory to report in line with international sustainability disclosure standards, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed.

  • UK delays sustainability disclosure rules - again

    18 July 2023

    The publication of the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and sustainable investment labels has been delayed again, with publication now set for the fourth quarter of this year.

  • FCA raises concerns of 'greenwashing' in sustainability-linked loans

    30 June 2023

    The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market is "not achieving its potential," and faces growing accusations of 'greenwashing' amid concerns of weak incentives, conflicts of interest, and misalignment with public climate goals.

  • NBIM warns London listing change would curb investor influence

    30 June 2023

    The manager of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund has added its voice to warnings that the UK's plans to reform its listing rules could "decrease" the influence of investor engagement with companies.

  • London listing changes would dilute sustainability engagement, investor says

    03 May 2023

    Proposals designed to attract more companies to list on the London Stock Exchange would undermine investors' ability to engage with companies on sustainability issues, an institutional investor has warned.