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Fostering integrity and trust in ESG ratings and data products providers – UK, Japan, Singapore and EU

The growth in size and influence of ESG ratings and data markets coupled with concerns about the transparency and credibility of ESG ratings and data products have led to IOSCO developing...

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UK/EU ESG Regulation Round-Up – Q1 2024

Our latest ESG regulatory round-up highlights the key UK, EU and international financial services regulatory developments during Q1 2024. Key ESG developments this quarter include the ...

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EU: Eurogroup finance ministers set the Capital Markets Union priorities for 2024-2029

On March 11 2024, Eurogroup issued a statement outlining common priorities for the future development of the European capital markets union (CMU), which will be presented to EU Leaders at...

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SFDR targeted consultation – a wish list for Luxembourg funds

For Luxembourg funds complying with Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (the SFDR), the targeted consultation and public...

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EU: MiFIR Amendments prohibiting Payment for Order Flow (PFOF) will enter into force on 28 March 2024

On 8 March 2024, the final consolidated revised Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) ((EU) 2024/791) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) (Directive (EU) ...

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ECB warns of the risks of increased reliance on outsourcing

The European Central Bank (ECB) published its latest Supervision Newsletter on 21 February 2024 which highlighted, amongst other updates, that the number of outsourcing contracts for ECB...

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UK/EU ESG Regulation Q4 2023 Round-Up and horizon scanning for 2024

As we enter 2024, we have looked back to Q4 2023 to reflect on the range of momentous ESG regulatory developments and to look at how they will impact ESG regulatory developments throughout...

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Financial Institutions Horizons 2024

If you had told me that we would leave 2023 having lost one of Switzerland’s largest banks, and yet also emerge relatively unscathed (at least by 2008 standards), I would have found...

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A new “world first” gold standard for EU green bonds

As part of the European Commission’s strategy for financing the transition to a sustainable economy, the EU has been debating for some time how best to put in place a regulatory...

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