Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published three sets of Q&As to provide further detail on the guidelines on funds which use ESG or sustainability-related terms in their names. The guidelines relate to...more
On 13 December 2024, ESMA published three new questions and answers ("Q&As") which provide welcome clarification on the application of some key elements of its Guidelines on funds' names using ESG or sustainability-related...more
On 13 December 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published Q&As with further details on three specific aspects of the practical application of...more
The EU and U.K. prospectus regimes govern disclosure requirements for securities offered to the public and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market. Imminent and forthcoming changes to these regimes will have implications...more
As part of the European Commission’s strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy, the EU has been debating for some time how best to put in place a regulatory regime for EU green bonds. This resulted in...more
In this week’s edition, we discuss the ever-increasing focus on greenwashing by way of enforcement action taken by regulatory authorities and incoming legislation aimed at enhancing consumer protection. The EU confirmed the...more
As part of the European Commission’s strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy, the EU has been debating for some time how best to put in place a regulatory regime for EU green bonds. This has resulted...more
The Situation: On October 5, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the European Green Bond Regulation ("EuGB Regulation"), establishing a voluntary harmonized standard open to both EU and...more
On 10 May 2023, the Council of the European Union (the "Council") submitted a draft for a European Green Bonds Regulation (the "Draft EuGB Regulation") to the European Parliament for review and approval....more
When the European Parliament announced that political agreement on the EU Green Bond Regulation (the Regulation) had been reached with the Council on 28 February 2023, rapporteur Paul Tang was quoted as saying...more
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament announced, on 28 February 2023, that provisional agreement on the European Green Bond Standard (the EU GBS and the Regulation) had been reached. More recently the...more
On October 10, 2022, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its long awaited report on the functioning of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (the “EU Securitisation Regulation”). The report reflects the Commission’s...more
The efficiency of the debt capital markets runs on a high degree of homogeneity and standardisation, which enables market participants to make time-sensitive and informed decisions based on a high degree of comparability...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to all financial institutions. Includes updates on COVID-19, FCA guidance on assessing adequate financial resources, and European Commission draft legislation incorporating...more
To meet the ambitious targets set by the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the finance markets must be utilised to a much greater degree to enable sustainable projects and allow access to wider sources of capital....more
U.S. DEVELOPMENTS - SEC and NYSE/Nasdaq Developments - SEC Proposes to Expand “Testing the Waters” Exemption to Permit Pre-Offering Communications - On 19 February 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
The EU sustainable finance market has developed organically, guided by voluntary but universally accepted principles. According to recent research, climate change could cost up to 19 per cent. of Global GDP by the end of...more
ESMA Consults on Guidelines on Disclosure of Information on Commodity Derivatives Markets or Related Spot Markets under MAR - On March 30, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") opened a public...more