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FCA Pushes Back Deadline for SDR Naming and Marketing Rules

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The regulator is providing temporary flexibility in light of concerns that asset managers need extra time to prepare. On 9 September 2024, the FCA published a statement on its naming and marketing rules under the...more

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ESG - US State-Level Developments for Private Capital and Financial Institutions

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Private capital providers, investors, asset managers, and financial institutions will likely continue to face a fragmented regulatory landscape on ESG matters. Various US states have taken and continue to take action on...more

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SEC Issues Long-Awaited Climate Risk Disclosure Rule

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Introduction - On Wednesday, 6 March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved its highly anticipated final rules on “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” by a...more

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Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers - ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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Investment advisers offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental, social, and governance...more

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EU-Based Asset Managers Press J-Power on GHG Emissions Targets and Disclosures, Signaling Shift in Focus to Japan

In May 2023, the shareholder advocacy group Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited and Amundi Asset Management filed shareholder resolutions pressing Japanese power...more

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Florida Law to Restrict the Use of Certain ESG Factors by Asset Managers and Financial Institutions

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The legislation mirrors anti-“industry boycott” legislation introduced or passed in other US states and provides more explicit rubrics of prohibited factors. On May 5, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law...more

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EC Will Not Introduce Minimum Criteria for Sustainability Funds Under SFDR

The European Commission has rejected suggestions that it introduce minimum environmental standards for Article 8 or Article 9 funds under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). On April 14, 2023, the...more

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SEC Modernizes Share Repurchase Rules with New Repurchase Disclosures

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On 3 May 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments to modernize the disclosure requirements relating to repurchases of an issuer’s equity securities, including requiring issuers to provide...more

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FCA ESG Rules: The Next Deadline for U.K. Private Fund Managers

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In our previous client alert, Back to Work: The FCA's 2022-23 Priorities for Private Fund Managers, we mentioned the need for FCA-authorised private fund managers with assets under management (AuM) of over £5 billion and who...more

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Registered Funds and the New ESG Rule Proposals: Everything You Wanted to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask)

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - On 25 May 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a series of amendments (the Proposed Amendments) to rules and reporting forms, which purport to provide investors with additional...more

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“Climate Risk Is Investment Risk”: The Asset Management Industry Confronts The Challenges and Opportunities Presented By Climate...

Introduction - The asset management industry has been sounding the alarm for some time about the risks and opportunities posed by climate change.  While private equity giant, Carlyle, is the most recent financial institution...more

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ESG Disclosure Requirements Put New Spotlight on Private Capital Managers

Takeaways - New EU regulations require detailed disclosures about the ways in which asset managers implement sustainability policies in the businesses they investment in. Similar rules are being considered in the U.K. and...more

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The Expanding Green Horizon: EU and UK ESG Regulatory Considerations and Developments for 2022

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The fund and asset management industry has been more focused on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues in the last two years than it has been in, perhaps, the last decade....more

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Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2022

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1. Setting the Scene – Sources and Overview - 1.1. What are the main substantive ESG-related regulations? There are a variety of ESG-related regulations applicable to federally and provincially incorporated companies;...more

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Roadmap to Sustainable Investing: UK Government proposals for a green finance rulebook - with an industry call to action to help...

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Building on its ambition to develop the UK as an international centre for green finance, as first set out in its 2019 Green Finance Strategy, the Government has published its Roadmap to Sustainable Investing. There are four...more

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ESG in Asset Management: A Global Perspective - October 2021

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The global asset management community has long been among the leaders in recognising the investment and risk management benefits of tracking the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of the assets it invests...more

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ESG Remains a Priority: SEC Asset Management Advisory Committee Adopts ESG Disclosure Recommendations

On July 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Asset Management Advisory Committee (the Committee) adopted recommendations developed by the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Subcommittee related to ESG...more

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Changing Winds on Disclosure: What to Expect from Increased ESG Disclosure Requirements

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently proposed its Annual Regulatory Agenda, which recommends enhancing the rules requiring corporate disclosures of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”)...more

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What do “Green” and “Sustainable” mean? SEC to Consider New Fund Data Disclosure Requirements

Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has asked the SEC staff to consider issuing new rules that would require fund managers to disclose the criteria and underlying data used in marketing...more

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FCA Proposes New Climate-Related Disclosure Regime

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The FCA is proposing a disclosure regime for asset managers, life insurers, and pension providers. On 22 June 2021, the FCA published a Consultation Paper (CP21/17) on introducing climate-related financial disclosure...more

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FCA Seeks to Extend Climate-Related Disclosures for Listed Companies

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The FCA is consulting on extending its rules to standard listed issuers. On 22 June 2021, the FCA published a Consultation Paper (CP21/18) on extending the application of the existing climate-related disclosure...more

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[Webinar] 100 Tage Offenlegung: Erste Erfahrungen, Praxistipps Und Ausblick Auf Die ESG-regulierung Im (Immobilien-)Fondsbereich -...

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Wir setzen unsere erfolgreiche Online-Seminarreihe fort und widmen uns erneut dem wichtigen Thema ESG. Am 10.06.21 ist die Offenlegungsverordnung seit drei Monaten in Kraft. Das (teilweise) Inkrafttreten der...more

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[Webinar] 100 Days Of Disclosure – First Experiences, Practical Tips And An Outlook On ESG Regulation In The (Real Estate) Fund...

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We are continuing our successful online seminar series and are once again devoting ourselves to the important topic of ESG. On June 10th, the Disclosure Ordinance has been in force for three months. The (partial) entry into...more

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Blog: SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee considers ESG recommendations

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On Friday, the SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee met to discuss various matters, including possible recommendations to the SEC regarding—what else?—ESG. The latest version of subcommittee draft recommendations do not...more

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ESMA Proposes Rules for Taxonomy-Alignment of Non-Financial Undertakings and Asset Managers

Further to our Clients & Friends Memo of 22 June 2020, the Sustainability Taxonomy Regulation (2020/852) (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal on 22 June 2020 and entered into force on 12 July 2020....more

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