13 Mar, 2024 EU horizon scanning: what happens to pending proposals in the lead up to the EU Parliament elections in June? By Claudia Skibniewski Alvarez Clelia Felix Sara Feijao Julia Voskoboinikova +1 more... Show less 2024 marks a pivotal year for EU policy with the European Parliament election in June and the appointment of new Commission, which will...
05 Mar, 2024 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - March 2024 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the latest edition of the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia and...
14 Feb, 2024 Webinar recording: ESG Legal Outlook 2024: key global themes By Sara Feijao To help you navigate the year ahead, a panel of our ESG specialists - Rachel Barrett, Raza Naeem, Guillaume Croisant and Matt Dodd -...
25 Jan, 2024 EU: SFDR Level 2 amendments may be delayed By Premlata Fagan Upasana Chauhan With the clock ticking on the three months that the European Commission (the “Commission”) has to approve and adopt the draft Delegated...
24 Jan, 2024 What EU and UK regulatory developments are on the ESG horizon in 2024 for financial services? By Victoria Hickman Sara Feijao This article first appeared in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence. 2023 was characterised by the frenetic development of...
06 Dec, 2023 Forthcoming webinar: ESAs proposed amendments to SFDR RTS: what you need to know By Sara Feijao Stephen Clipsham Please join us for our webinar on 11 December 2023 on the changes proposed by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) to the EU SFDR...
05 Dec, 2023 EU: SFDR RTS – ESAs final report published confirming new raft of amendments to SFDR sustainability disclosures By Raza Naeem Elliot Jack Silke Bernard Dr Frederik Winter Peter Bevan Sebastian Barling Andreas Van Impe Julia Vergauwen Anisha Desor James Morris Terry Yiangou Benjamin Maconick Premlata Fagan Jimi Piggott-Bader +11 more... Show less The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published their final report with proposed amendments to the SFDR RTS. The revised draft...
24 Oct, 2023 It’s All in the Name: SEC Targets Misleading Fund Names in Push for Increased Investor Protection By Brad Caswell Raza Naeem On September 20, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of...
12 Oct, 2023 EU Commission hosts SFDR workshop: discussing the shape of a possible labelling system, merits of expanding SFDR disclosures to all products and more By Premlata Fagan When the Commission issued its consultation on the implementation of the SFDR back in September (see our earlier blog post here), it...
03 Oct, 2023 Linklaters ESG Newsletter - October 2023 By Julia Voskoboinikova Sara Feijao Gilly Hutchinson Welcome to the global Linklaters ESG Newsletter. Each issue covers key developments in the UK, EU, US, Asia, and globally on the full...
29 Sep, 2023 EU: ESAs publish second report on the extent of voluntary disclosure of principle adverse impacts under SFDR By Premlata Fagan Julia Vergauwen Following on from their first annual report to the European Commission in July 2022 (see our blog post here), the European Supervisory...
27 Sep, 2023 France: ESG “back to school” By Ngoc-Hong Ma Emilie Rochat After the summer break, how about a refresher on what you need to know regarding the latest developments on sustainable finance, with a...
27 Sep, 2023 France: AMF proposes minimum criteria for Article 8 and 9 financial products By Ngoc-Hong Ma Emilie Rochat The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) published on 13 February 2023 a position paper setting out proposals to the EU Commission on...
15 Sep, 2023 European Commission solicits views on how to improve the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) By Premlata Fagan Elizabeth Webb The European Commission has now released its consultation on the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. As...
07 Jul, 2023 Germany: BaFin aims to tackle greenwashing with its new Sustainable Finance Strategy By Kathrin Hafner Dr Frederik Winter The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin has developed a new Sustainable Finance Strategy aimed at supporting the...
06 Jul, 2023 ESMA launches common supervisory action with NCAs on sustainability-related disclosures By Stephen Clipsham On 6 July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that it has launched a common supervisory action (CSA)...