All posts tagged "GOVERNANCE"

• News

  FRC Guidance Attempts to Address UK Audit Quality

  Annual assessment suggests improvement, but PIRC argues for 'root-and-branch' review.

• Industry

  BCBS Consults on Principles for Banks’ Management of Climate Risks

  Guidance for banks on corporate governance, internal control frameworks, risk management, risk reporting, and scenario analysis, among other areas. 

• Industry

  ELFA Releases Guidance to Avoid Non-ESG Loans

  New advice for collateralised loan obligations managers aims to help investors steer clear of loan packages that include problem areas.

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  Europe

  The ESG Interview: The Long and the Short of Governance

  Behaviour matters more to investors than structure, says Jan Rabe, Co-Head of the Sustainable Investment Office at Metzler Asset Management.

• Cop26

  Investors Asked to #BackBlue for Sustainable Ocean Economy

  Initiatives backed by major insurers seek to rebalance ‘blue economy’ away from extractive industries to more sustainable models.

• News

  UK DWP Guidance Encourages Alignment Between Pensions and Managers

  Stewardship update “focusing trustee minds” and providing more transparency, says ShareAction.

• Asia-Pacific

  New Zealand Passes Climate Reporting Legislation in World First

  Mandatory climate disclosures will be required from early 2024, for annual reporting periods that start on or after 1 January 2023.

• Industry

  LSEG Streamlines Flow of Climate Transition Data to Investors

  Stock exchange group will be supported by TPI methodology, as asset owner-led initiative expands scope of assessments.

• Cop26

  Transition Guidance is “Fundamentally Important” – FSA’s Ikeda

  Increased alignment will improve quality of sustainability reporting, says IOSCO Chair.

• Commentary

  Here’s How Crypto Can Prove its ESG Credentials

  Daniel Liebau, Founding Director of Lightbulb Capital, outlines the importance of investors measuring the ESG risks and opportunities of digital assets.