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SEBI targets social, sustainability-linked and securitised debt in rule extension
19 August 2024The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is considering expanding its green bond framework to include social, sustainability and sustainability-linked fixed income instruments and securitised debt.
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US states urge FASB not to include SEC rules in accounting standards
14 August 2024Financial officers in 22 US states have urged the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) not to incorporate the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s climate-disclosure rules "or any similar climate-related criteria" into US accounting standards.
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Criticism of climate rule 'lacks merit', SEC argues
09 August 2024 -
WisdomTree faces possible enforcement action by SEC over ESG funds
09 August 2024 -
Planet First leads $75m fundraise for quantum error tech
06 August 2024 -
Germany's BaFin already screening funds using ESMA name rules
06 August 2024Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has already begun screening new fund applications using EU rules governing the use of sustainability terms in fund names, months before the rules apply at EU level.
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People Moves, 2 August: Nordea, UBS Asset Management, Impax, HSBC ... and more
02 August 2024 -
ASIC fines Mercer in 'landmark' greenwashing case
02 August 2024The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has fined Mercer Superannuation AUD11.3 million ($7.7 million) for greenwashing, in a case the regulator said was the first of its kind and was a landmark for the financial services industry.
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Regulators seek to overcome PAI challenges in SFDR Q&A
29 July 2024 -
Judging the credibility of transition plans, part two
29 July 2024Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes