All Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) articles – Page 5
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NewsBVI slams ESMA’s draft guidelines on ESG, sustainability labels
EFAMA highlights concerns about proposed numerical threshold approach
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NewsEU standards for ESG benchmarks could give funds ‘automatic’ pass under SFDR
Index providers will often direct clients to third-party data houses if they want more details about ESG
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NewsThe fight over SFDR’s role as a sustainability label
‘In the absence of an EU-wide labelling regime for ESG funds, some managers have also used Articles 8 and 9 as proxy labels for communication purposes,’ ESMA says
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NewsFrench regulator calls for targeted SFDR review
AMF proposes the introduction of minimum environmental requirements and calls for exclusion of fossil fuel activities
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NewsEurope leads the way in global sustainable investing, says Morningstar report
At end-2022, sustainable funds accounted for 20% of European fund assets
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NewsMirova – Ecolabel can help tackle greenwashing
But if too strict criteria are being applied, the label would risk missing its goal, according to the French impact asset manager
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NewsFCA’s clampdown on greenwashing requires clarity for success, say consultants
The SDR proposals should also apply to products marketed for institutional investors, including pension schemes, says Redington
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NewsUK roundup: Tioxide Pension Fund in £430m buy-in deal with L&G
Plus: Smart Pension launches sustainable investment strategies; Pensions Management Institute partners with Phoenix CIS
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: And if we trusted the market to improve ESG information?
What trust would one put in financial information that is solely reserved for investors and not published, that no independent analyst could challenge, given that the regulator would have no way of guaranteeing its veracity either?
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NewsAustrian regulator intensifies supervision on sustainable products under new EU rules
The Delegated Regulation specifies the content, methods and presentation of information in a ‘practical and precise manner’
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Beyond Article 9, is there a regulation to promote real sustainability?
Recent events have shown how anticipating forthcoming clarification on the application of a text that has been published since 2019 has created such confusion that many asset managers have had to reclassify a large number of their funds from Article 9 to Article 8.
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German actuaries, Aba propose review of pension rules to boost real assets investments
The government has started the dialogue on ‘strengthening company pensions’ to reform the second pillar pension system
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FeaturesHow SFDR became the impact benchmark star
Impact is often defined by intentionality and additionality.
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Uncertainty for sustainable investing as CSRD legislation is adopted
The first available corporate reports are only expected from 2025 and the full scope for all applicable firms will only be in place from 2028 onwards
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Dutch pension funds too vague about sustainability risks, says regulator
Pension funds often fail to explain how they take heed of sustainability risks in their investment policies
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New directive quadruples companies disclosing on ESG issues
Promoters of the directive draw particular attention to the integration of non-EU entities such as the subsidiaries of US firms, which is rare in the EU statute
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‘Will not be possible to meet the original deadline’ for SFDR, say ESAs
ESAs are expected to deliver SFDR mandate with delay of up to six months
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Trend for greenwashing call out to spread to impact investing, says PGGM’s Op ‘t Veld
‘Some investors are currently rather liberal with their claims on impact, which I’m quite concerned about,’ says the responsible investment principal director
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Article 9 funds might be noncompliant with ‘do no significant harm’ criteria
Nearly 20% of Article 9 funds analysed have more than 10% exposure to companies that have violations of the UN Global Compact principles
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FeaturesThe dynamic feature of SFDR: ‘walking the walk’ benchmarks
Forward-looking information is in high demand among those aiming to invest sustainably. Forward-looking planning of one’s decarbonisation does not mean actually moving forward at the envisioned pace though, unless the penalties for trailing pace are in place and sufficiently painful.
