ESG Content

On December 6, 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) finalized the voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data providers. Consistent with the consultation draft released in June 2023, the code of conduct largely aligns with the recommendations of the International...

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions on December 6, 2023. The agenda includes regulatory actions that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission expect to take...

On October 31, 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced its support for developing a voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data providers in Hong Kong. An industry-led working group, the Hong Kong ESG Ratings and Data Product Providers Voluntary Code of...

For the twelfth year in a row, the SEC office responsible for conducting inspections of registrants, the Division of Examinations, has published its examination priorities for the coming year. While the Division has commonly published its examination priorities near the beginning of...

On October 18, 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched a consultation on proposed guidelines on transition planning for asset managers, along with two separate proposed guidelines for banks and insurers. Building on MAS' existing supervisory guidelines on...

Governor Newsom signed into law the "California Climate Accountability Package" (Climate Package). In a signing message, Newsom noted the need to refine the Climate Package and expressed a willingness to work with the business community to address their concerns through rulemaking and...

ICI Global submitted the attached response to the consultation launched by the ESG Data and Ratings Working Group (DRWG),convened by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), on a draft voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data providers. The voluntary code of conduct will be...

On September 28, 2023, ICI submitted a letter regarding proposed amendments to the Wyoming Secretary of State's Securities Rules that would "require disclosure of Environmental, Social, and Governance ('ESG') investment strategies by requiring investment advisers [and their...