All Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) articles – Page 5
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News
EU securities watchdog delivers anti-greenwashing supervisory briefing
Briefing described as ‘to-do list’ for national supervisors on how best to deal with greenwashing in asset management
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US SEC proposes asset management ESG disclosure rules
US regulator wants ’consistent and comparable’ disclosures to fight greenwashing
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Dutch query EC due diligence proposal pension fund scope, fit
Pensioenfederatie calls for clarification and amendment of Commission’s proposed corporate sustainability due diligence directive proposal
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EFRAG flags SFDR PAI links in draft corporate reporting standards
Draft EU corporate sustainability reporting standards out for consultation
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EC follows through with derivatives exclusion in final SFDR RTS
Exposures through derivatives not allowed to be reported as sustainable elements of strategy
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NGOs present ideas for minimum criteria for EU SFDR products
Groups aim to provide ‘food for thought’ as EC gears up for work on minimum standards
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Special Report
Special Report - Regulation
Europe’s flagship SFDR regime for ESG was never intended to become a fund-labelling framework. So as Susanna Rust also writes in this issue, it is a relief that the EU is now consulting on minimum requirements for Article 8 funds. In this Special Report, we look in some depth at how asset managers have embraced SFDR, taking in the broad reclassification exercise that has taken place to relabel existing funds, and the short-term risks of greenwashing. In the longer term, the hope is for much more standardisation and there are signs that this is already happening.
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Special Report
Regulation: SFDR put to the test
One year in and the verdict on the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is mixed
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Greenwashing needs to be pinned down
On 10 March 2022, the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) turns one. In terms of how it was drafted and how it has been implemented, it hasn’t exactly covered itself in glory, although it was high time regulators got involved to try to bring some order into ESG-land.
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Dutch pension body flags investor inclusion in EC due diligence proposal
Proposal for a corporate sustainability due diligence directive was released on Tuesday
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ICMA compiles proposals to address EU taxonomy usability concerns
Warning that usability challenges could ‘seriously impair’ EU taxonomy implementation
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Greenwashing fight a priority for ESMA in new roadmap
EU watchdog emphasises need for shared understanding of greenwashing and identifying it under the SFDR
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SFDR Article 8 fund label questionable in 20% of cases, analysis suggests
Advisory and portfolio analytics firm delivers ’clinical assessment of the state of ESG integration in the European fund management industry’
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EC drafts proposal for green classification for nuclear, gas
Commission also said it would amend taxonomy disclosure rules ‘so investors can make an informed choice’
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Do your best to heed SFDR RTS despite delay, complexity
The SFDR represents a steep learning curve for most firms, says MJ Hudson’s Emma Bickerstaffe
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News
First EU climate taxonomy rules cleared for January live date
Delegated act published in Official Journal after EU Council’s review period ends without objection
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IPE Conference: EIOPA chair encourages IORP SFDR PAI efforts
Speech came on the heels of news of a further delay to detailed SFDR compliance rules
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EC tables central data portal proposal as part of CMU package
Commission also pledges more CMU actions in 2022, but pensions adequacy not mentioned
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EFAMA highlights uneven SFDR-based funds coverage in Europe
Trade body collected data on Article 8 and Article 9 funds for the first time
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Fees fall significantly in certain ESG strategy types – research
In newer sectors, however, there is wider fee dispersion and substantial discounting