Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • GPIF 'monitoring' stewardship of managers who exited CA100+

    14 July 2025

    The world's largest pension fund said it is "concerned about" widespread departures of asset managers from collaborative engagement initiatives including Climate Action 100+ as it looks to step up its monitoring of stewardship activities of its other managers.

  • Companies in first 'wave' of CSRD reporting given disclosure reprieve

    14 July 2025
  • Nine banks in ECB's crosshairs for fines after failing to meet sustainability expectations

    11 July 2025

    Nine "outlier" banks missed a deadline to satisfy minimum expectations on management of climate and other environmental risks and have been told they face potential fines from the European Central Bank (ECB).

  • Bank of England warns on 'carbon shocks'

    11 July 2025

    The UK's carbon pricing scheme helped drive a rise and fall in inflation in recent years, a senior figure at the Bank of England said, as it warned that climate risks have yet to be fully priced-in to markets.

  • EFRAG plans increased cull of ESRS datapoints in 'drastic decision'

    11 July 2025

    EU advisers have revealed plans to cut datapoints in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive by about 66%, in a move it said involved a "drastic decision" to cull all 277 datapoints organisations are currently given the option to report.

  • Regulator publishes FAQ on compliance with California climate disclosure rules

    10 July 2025
  • Japan readying auctions of $8.2bn in transition bonds

    10 July 2025
  • 'Relief' as renewables stage comeback after Trump bill

    10 July 2025

    There was a sense of "relief" that US President Donald Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' was not as damaging as expected for clean energy solutions companies, a major asset manager said, adding that it expects share prices to continue to rebound after a turbulent period.

  • ISS launches climate transition analysis of sovereigns

    10 July 2025
  • Commission calls for entrants for next Platform on Sustainable Finance

    09 July 2025