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TCFD backs carbon disclosure, but not temperature scores
Influential standard setter decides the implied temperature rise ‘is not ready’ for funds
Risk disclosures in annual reports: the role of nonfinancial companies listed on the Athens stock exchange
This study analyzes the risks disclosed by all nonfinancial companies listed on the Athens stock exchange by undertaking content analysis of their annual reports during the period 2005–11.
Currenex case may herald focus on e-FX’s ‘Wild West’ days
FX sources say “uncomfortable secrets” could emerge as attention turns to platform relationships
Amundi, Axa urge boardroom pay cuts for climate laggards
Link remuneration to carbon-emission goals and companies will get serious, say large investors
GFXC confirms zero hold times in last look
Chair says checks can’t be used to monitor client market impact – a “game changer” according to some
Why new EU rules are fuelling greenwashing and how to stop it
Reporting requirements for ESG funds may not solve the problem – a list of harmful investments might
Level 3 assets at global systemic banks down 36% since 2014
Hard-to-value holdings down sharply over the past six years, but pandemic threw spanner in the works at some banks
Last look guidance receives mixed reviews
Some liquidity providers back GFXC guidance; others say it doesn’t go far enough
The sticky question of Europe’s oil-ridden ESG funds
NN Investment Partners SFDR fund holds 91% of investments in oil and gas companies
It’s time to call time on leisurely disclosures by CCPs
When clearing houses falter, markets should not be kept in the dark for months on end
Green push from SEC could trigger another ‘Enron’, says Peirce
SEC commissioner warns that mandating ESG disclosure standards would distort capital flows
Use of proxy data in green asset ratios hangs in the balance
EU proposals to exclude non-EU firms from numerator may reduce ratio’s effectiveness
Green figures: EU funds search for sustainable taxonomy data
Fund managers must report compliance with taxonomy before many investee companies
Risk governance, market competition and operational risk disclosure quality: a study of the ASEAN-5 banking sector
This paper investigates the impact of risk governance and market competition on banks' operational risk disclosure (ORD) quality (total and voluntary) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN-5) banking sector
Zurich’s Scott: don’t levy climate risk capital charges
Imposing set-asides based on stress tests “does not make any sense”, sustainability chief warns watchdogs
Shades of green: sustainability guidance may not help EU funds
Talk of high SFDR hurdle for ESG funds stokes fears “sustainable” label will be unobtainable
Archegos raises questions about Hong Kong listing rules
Deference to US disclosures stopped Baidu’s Hong Kong listing shining a spotlight on Archegos
Trouble in the family: regulators’ options after Archegos
What rule changes are needed in response to the messy collapse of Bill Hwang’s firm?
Could an Archegos blindside banks in Europe? Not really
Archegos’ banks were burnt by its hidden US swaps – in much of Europe, they would have to be public
BlackRock faces an early climate change test in China
The firm is the main Western investor in three of the worst emitters. It has yet to change their ways
EU banks fret over mismatches on ESG disclosure rules
Different timelines for banks and their clients could stymie comparisons between banks
Warren Buffett becomes litmus test for ESG investors
Asset managers plan to vote against boards of companies that lack a climate strategy
New Hong Kong fund rules collide with China’s poor ESG data
Under proposed rules, funds will need climate risk data from investee firms, many of them Chinese
Refuge of ‘chancers’: Spacs draw criticism from big investors
Poor disclosure, sub-par returns and share dilution are highlighted as risks of so-called ‘blank-cheque’ companies