5/16/2025 2:56:14 PM EU guidance suggests firms may need to train clients and service providers on AI By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The EU AI Act requires providers and deployers of AI systems to make sure that their staff understand the AI they use. In a new Q&A...
5/15/2025 12:05:00 PM Webinar recording: Another step forward for the EU’s ESG Ratings Regulation By Raza Naeem Victoria Hickman Getting ready for the application the ESG Ratings Regulation from the middle of 2026, the EU regulators are now filling in the detail....
5/13/2025 1:23:36 PM EU Stop-the-Clock Directive transposition tracker By Victoria Hickman Julia Grothaus Raza Naeem Rachel Barrett David Ballegeer Ngoc-Hong Ma Tom Cobbaert Xu Wang Stephen Clipsham Benoit Martin Emilie Rochat +8 more... Show less As part of the EU Commission’s so-called “Omnibus package”, the “Stop-the-Clock” Directive was published in the Official Journal of the...
5/13/2025 8:20:24 AM EU: ESMA consults on rules for ESG rating providers with important details for those seeking authorisation By Elizabeth Webb ESMA has published its consultation paper on draft RTS under the ESG Rating Regulation (“ERR”). These will be important RTS for any...
5/9/2025 10:41:46 AM FCA publishes findings of good and poor practice from its review of small asset managers By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem On 8 May, the FCA released findings from its latest review aimed at smaller asset management firms. Whilst the review focussed on...
5/6/2025 6:16:40 PM EU: a quick read of "ESMA's Guidelines on enforcement [meaning "supervision" in this case!] of sustainability information" to help issuers get it right By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Enforcement = Supervision! The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has delivered final guidelines under the CSRD to ensure...
5/6/2025 9:36:00 AM EU: ESG Ratings Regulation moves another step forward, now with draft RTS By Stephen Clipsham Victoria Hickman Elizabeth Webb The Council of the EU published the text of the proposed Regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, and...
5/2/2025 4:14:00 PM Global: FMSB finalises Statement of Good Practice to support more consistent governance of sustainability-linked products By Raza Naeem The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has published its final Statement of Good Practice on the governance of...