Regulation
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Japan FSA To Review ESG Fund Labelling Rules
March 5, 2021Discussions with asset managers and fund distributors may start by June to assess whether rules for mutual fund labels can guard against greenwashing.
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M&G Coal Exit Plan Won’t Serve Climate Goal, says NGO
March 4, 2021Non-profit organisations step up pressure for action and concrete implementation plans.
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Japan FSA Set to Revise Corporate Governance Code
March 3, 2021New code will require listed companies to have more independent board directors, promote management diversity, and improve environmental disclosures.
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Investors Should Not Count on Orderly Carbon Price Scenarios
March 3, 2021How scenario analysis models can help investors to measure risk.
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Former SEC Chairman Embraces Climate-Related Disclosure
February 26, 2021Jay Clayton had previously defended voluntary over mandatory parameters on ESG-related disclosures.
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ICYMI, There are Limits to Diversity
February 26, 2021Are we all in this together or are we just being taken for a ride?
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China State Council Issues Guideline to Support Green Initiatives
February 25, 2021New guideline indicates that green finance initiatives will be given a greater weighting in financial institutions’ performance evaluations.
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Ethnic Diversity, Climate Disclosures to Top UK Asset Manager Priorities
February 24, 2021Investment Association to also focus on audit quality, executive pay and pensions of FTSE-listed firms in 2021 AGM season.
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The ESG Interview: Gearing up for the Decade of Transition
February 24, 2021Adam Matthews, Co-chair of the Transition Pathway Initiative and Director of Ethics and Engagement for the Church of England Pensions Board, says investors need to dig into the detail to support investee companies.
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Is a Global Taxonomy the ‘Investment Highway’ to a Net-Zero Transition?
February 24, 2021The International Platform on Sustainable Finance's Common Ground Taxonomy could take a principles-based or prescriptive form.
