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Reporting & Disclosures
ESMA Proposes New Rules for ESG and Sustainability Labelled Funds
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/11/2022
A fund with ESG-related terms in its name will have to use at least 80% of its investments to meet environmental or social characteristics or sustainable investment objectives.
Reporting & Disclosures
EU Watchdogs Ask for Input on Greenwashing Risks
By ESG Investor | 16/11/2022
The feedback may lead to further supervisory or enforceable action to reduce greenwashing risks; ESAs also call for an extension to the PAI review.
Clearing & Post-Trade
ESMA Recognises Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing as TC-CCP
By Editors | 16/11/2022
The recognition will make it easier and more cost-effective for European counterparties to access Malaysia’s derivatives market.
Cybersecurity
EU Parliament Adopts DORA Text, Enforcement Expected in 2025
By Editors | 14/11/2022
New requirements on network and information system security will apply to all financial system participants, including crypto firms and cloud services providers.
Clearing & Post-Trade
ESMA Recognises TAIFEX as QCCP Under EMIR
By Editors | 11/11/2022
The recognition lowers capital requirements and makes managing counterparty risk easier for EU financial institutions participating in Taiwan’s market.
Clearing & Post-Trade
ESMA to Withdraw Recognition of Six Indian CCPs
By Editors | 01/11/2022
EMIR conditions for recognition are not met because no cooperation arrangements have been concluded between ESMA and the relevant Indian authorities.
Structural Regulation
IOSCO Appoints New Chair, Two Vice Chairs to Board
By Editors | 20/10/2022
IOSCO’s new chair is Jean-Paul Servais, chairman of Belgium’s FSMA. The two new vice chairs are the FSA’s Ariizumi Shigeru and the CFTC’s Rostin Behnam.
Capital Adequacy
EU Regulators to Assess Bank Dividend Plans ‘Case-by-Case’
By Editors | 17/10/2022
Steven Maijoor, who serves on the ECB’s supervisory board, said regulators are asking banks to be restrained with dividends and share buybacks.
ESG Data
ESG Ratings Space Needs Regulatory Intervention
By Hazel Ilango | 14/10/2022
The IEEFA’s Hazel James Ilango says regulatory intervention is needed in the ESG ratings sector to enhance market confidence and protect investors.
Structural Regulation
EMIR Refit Technical Standards Published in Official Journal
By Editors | 12/10/2022
Under the standards, reporting of the CDE, LEIs, ISINs, UTIs and UPIs to trade repositories are mandated, in XML format using ISO 20022.
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