“Today’s action reinforces that investment advisers must develop and adhere to their policies and procedures over their investment processes, including ESG research, to ensure investors receive the advisory services they would expect to receive from an ESG investment”.
“We know that implementing ESG is a top concern for our clients, so EDS and Northern Trust have come together to launch our new ESG workflow solution to provide our clients with a single source for their data.”
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has revealed its enforcement priorities for this year, highlighting the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the macroeconomic environment and climate-related matters in financial and non-financial information.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed an anti-greenwashing package intended to protect consumers and improve trust in sustainable investment products.
The I&D subsidiary of JPX has launched a new website called the “JPX Listed Company ESG Information WEB (Beta Version)” in collaboration with DATAZORA, a company that collects and disseminates a wide range of data on listed companies including their IR information.
“With increasing demands for ESG data and insights, Confluence ESG Solutions integrated with ICE ESG data are uniquely positioned to offer greater ESG portfolio insights and help clients meet regulatory compliance requirements.”
“Enabling our in-scope clients to demonstrate alignment with the EU Taxonomy is only the beginning – with over twenty green taxonomies in place, in development or under discussion worldwide it is crucial that investors act to understand and report taxonomy alignment data sooner, rather than later.”
“The new service will enable international investors to better evaluate the ESG activities of Chinese companies and to make more informed investment decisions. At the same time, it strengthens Deutsche Börse’s position as a key player in ESG reporting.”
“With ESG as a central component for investors, the need for best-in-class governance and stewardship practices has never been stronger.”
“While ESG metrics are not part of the mandatory financial reporting, companies are increasingly making disclosures in their annual reports or in a standalone sustainability report. And we want to support this development.”
“The plan identifies work we have underway to address a number of emerging trends and important law reforms that are reshaping the financial system, including digitally enabled misconduct, emerging technologies, climate risks and an ageing population.”
Amundi’s Responsible investing team includes more than 45 specialists, and its ESG analysis covers more than 13,500 issuers across debt and equity.
“Whether it is SFDR, PRIIPs, AIFMD or MiFID II, asset managers and owners need a holistic approach to meet regulatory and disclosure requirements while driving down silo data costs.”
The acquisition of APX furthers the company’s formal expansion, which includes the acquisition of OTX Group and the opening of a London office.
Under the newly launched ESG programme, Vantage partnered with Supercar Blondie, a digital media publisher specialized in luxury supercars, to focus on driving innovation for electric vehicle production, promoting gender equality, and putting a spotlight on climate change.
Investors will be able to use ESG Finder to filter and compare securities based on ecological, social and economic criteria.
Intercontinental Exchange has launched a suite of corporate bond climate indices, part of the ICE ESG Bond Index Family, which supports the growing demand for responsible and sustainable investing.
“This will better enable financial institutions to direct financing towards sustainable projects and companies that meet sustainability performance targets.”
This builds on the SIX suite of tailored ESG data offerings, broadening its coverage of specialized ESG data sets.
