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    ESMA Approves of Proposed Sustainability Disclosures

    2023-01-30

    Funds Europe: The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has backed the first set of draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS Set 1), stating the regulations, which are meant to increase the quality of information in sustainable investing, are “broadly capable” of meeting investor protection, stability and sustainability objectives.

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    UK Accounting Watchdog Tightens Scrutiny of ESG in Company Audits

    2023-01-30

    Nasdaq: Britain's accounting watchdog said it will monitor whether auditors were making spot checks on their compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting requirements in company audits.

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    ESG Fund Downgrade Accelerates

    2023-02-02

    Morningstar: There were more dramatic changes in the way ESG funds were classified last year, and the final quarter of 2022 saw the biggest downgrade of the strictest sustainable funds since new disclosure rules came into place in 2021.

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    FCA to Test ESG Claims at Asset Managers

    2023-02-06

    ESG Clarity: UK regulator The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be testing asset management firms on whether they deliver on their ESG claims.

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    ESG as Important as Profit to Three-Quarters of UK CEOs

    2023-01-31

    Counsultancy.UK: As the global economy heads into recession, it seemed that investors and executives were about to clash on environmental, social and governance spending. While investors said they were increasingly likely to divest from companies which did not take sustainability budgets seriously, one-third of executives said they were considering cutting ESG spending, as they sought to consolidate their bottom lines.

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    UK ESG Rules Set Higher Bar Than EU’s, Says Group with £19 Trillion in Assets

    2023-01-25

    BNN Bloomberg: The UK’s proposed rules to eradicate greenwashing in investment funds set a higher bar than those already enforced in the European Union, according to one of Britain’s biggest and most influential finance industry groups. 

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    Private Equity Exits Increasingly Hinge on ESG

    2023-01-25

    Institutional Investor: Environmental, social, and governance issues are increasingly impacting exit opportunities for private equity firms. But keeping up with ESG standards remains an ongoing challenge, especially for mid-market managers.

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    EU Lawmakers to Vote on Tighter Crypto, ESG Rules for Banks

    2023-01-23

    Yahoo Finance: The European Parliament's economic affairs committee is due to vote on cross-party compromises, seen by Reuters, on a draft law which implements remaining elements of Basel III, a global accord which forces banks to hold more capital to cope with market shocks unaided by taxpayers.

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    ESG Dominated European 2022 ETF Flows

    2023-01-16

    Funds Europe: ESG strategies dominated the ETF market in Europe in 2022, according to the latest data by Morningstar.

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    ESAs Urged to Differentiate Between Intentional and Unintentional Greenwashing

    2023-01-16

    European Pensions: The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has called for the European Supervisory Authorities’ (ESAs) work on greenwashing to differentiate between misleading with intent and uncertainty on regulations.

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