ICI Global held two workshops on 9 February and 16 February for members to discuss questions, approaches, and challenges to implementing new ESG-related requirements in Singapore and Hong Kong, respectively.
As we previously reported, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has issued a request for information (RFI) on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in the municipal securities market. Responses to the RFI are due March 8, 2022.
On February 11, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment on what actions, if any, DOL should take under federal law to protect retirement savings and pensions from risks associated with changes in climate.
Perhaps one of the most significant recent global trends is the increasing investor interest in ESG matters. The fund industry is responding to this increased investor interest by, among other things, creating new funds that explicitly tailor their investments to specific ESG criteria...
On 3 February 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a Call for Evidence on Market Characteristics for ESG Rating Providers in the European Union (EU), which is in a form of a survey addressed to three target groups: ESG rating providers, users of ESG...
This memorandum catalogues significant ESG related developments that have occurred since December. It references ICI memoranda that provide a more fulsome description of each matter.
The SEC reopened for comment a proposal to amend its executive compensation disclosure rule to require certain registrants (including business development companies but not registered investment companies) to describe, in response to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, how their executive...
The SEC reopened for comment a proposal to amend its executive compensation disclosure rule to require certain registrants (including business development companies but not registered investment companies) to describe, in response to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, how their executive...
