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On September 14, SEC Chair Gary Gensler testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee as part of that committee's oversight of the SEC. His testimony covered four topics from the SEC's unified agenda: (i) funds and investment management; (ii) market...

On 6 July 2021, the European Commission published a package of revised sustainable finance strategy measures. This package included a proposed Regulation laying the foundation for a common framework of rules regarding the use of the designation 'European green bond' or 'EuGB' for...

ICI submitted a response to the CFA Institute's Exposure Draft of Verification Procedures for CFA Institute ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products (Verification Procedures Exposure Draft). The attached document provides ICI's response to questions raised in the Exposure...

Earlier this week, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee as part of that committee's oversight of the SEC. During the hearing, several senators and Chair Gensler discussed the SEC's anticipated...

ICI Global submitted a response (attached) on the IOSCO's "Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Ratings and Data Product Providers Consultation Report" (July 2021), in which we supported most of the report's recommendations and made some suggestions, particularly regarding...

On 12 July 2021, the European Commission's Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) published a survey seeking public feedback on the draft report on a proposal for a social taxonomy (Draft Report). The survey closed on 6 September 2021.

Attached for your review is ICI's draft response to the CFA Institute's Exposure Draft of Verification Procedures for CFA Institute ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products (Verification Procedures Exposure Draft).[1] Please provide your comments to Annette Capretta at...

On September 1, SEC Chair Gensler spoke to the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs on three topics: (i) Predictive Data Analytics, Digital Engagement Practices, and Financial Stability; (ii) Crypto Assets; and (iii) Issuer Disclosures. Chair Gensler's...

On 28 June 2021, the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) released a final report on issuers' sustainability-related disclosures. The report identifies core elements of IOSCO's vision for the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to...

We are planning to re-group to develop our advocacy work on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. As a first step, we will host a member call on 16 September, 16:00 BST/11:00 EDT to start developing our advocacy position and issue list. The committee members should have...