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US SEC shareholder vote proposal rights reset 'timely and necessary'
05 November 2021The decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind previous announcements limiting shareholder rights to propose resolutions...
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US financial regulators acknowledge climate action needed amid 'increasing threat'
25 October 2021US regulators have identified climate change as an "emerging and increasing threat" to US financial stability for the first time
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US SEC pens sample letter for companies with insufficient climate disclosures
24 September 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an 'illustrative letter' it could send to companies...
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DWS 'firmly rejects' greenwashing allegations as regulators circle
27 August 2021German asset manager DWS announced it "firmly rejects" allegations that it overstated the extent of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing activities amid revelations that US and German financial regulators are investigating the 'greenwashing' claims.
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SEC climate enforcement task force 'will want to come out with a bang'
25 August 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) likely intends to "come out with a bang" when it brings its first case against misleading climate claims or material misstatements, according to a former senior counsel to the influential regulator.
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Ashley Alder and Allison Herren Lee to speak at 'The Future of ESG Data'
12 August 2021IOSCO chair Ashley Ian Alder and SEC commissioner Allison Herren Lee have been confirmed as keynote speakers at Environmental Finance's The Future of ESG Data conference.
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SEC to consider mandatory ESG disclosures by end of 2021
29 July 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will consider a proposal this year to make ESG disclosures mandatory...
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SEC's Gensler says investors should see data to back ESG fund claims
08 July 2021US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler says he has asked the regulator to investigate whether to introduce rules requiring sustainability-themed funds to disclose the criteria and underlying data they use, to help investors judge fund claims.
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SEC Commissioner slams IFRS sustainability standards proposal
02 July 2021A US Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commissioner has urged the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)...
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SEC: The days of ESG issues not being within the scope of the board are over
29 June 2021Corporate boards need more expertise on ESG climate risk to improve their engagement in the area, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Allison Herren Lee has said.