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On March 18, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) adopted interim final form amendments to implement the disclosure and submission requirements of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCA Act), which go into effect on May 5, 2021. The SEC...

[33399] March 29, 2021 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members SUBJECTS: Audit and Attest Compliance Disclosure International/Global RE: SEC Adopts Form Amendments to Implement the Disclosure and Submission Requirements of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act The US Securities and...

On 21 April 2021, the European Commission published a proposal to revise the NFRD, which is now referred to as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This proposal aims to improve sustainability reporting by corporate issuers to ensure there is adequate publicly...

[33506] April 27, 2021 TO: ICI Global Members SUBJECTS: MiFID, EMIR, AIFMD, UCITS V RE: FCA Issues Second Consultation on the Implementation of the UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime On April 19, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the second of three consultations...

[33502] April 26, 2021 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members ICI Global Brexit Task Force SUBJECTS: International/Global RE: Recent Key Brexit Related Developments This memo summarises the key Brexit related political and regulatory developments that have occurred since the conclusion of...

[33497] April 24, 2021 TO: ICI Members ICI Global Members Derivatives Markets Advisory Committee ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee ICI Global Trading & Markets Committee SUBJECTS: Derivatives International/Global Investment Advisers Trading and Markets RE: European Commission...

[33495] April 23, 2021 TO: ICI Global Members ICI Global Pacific Chapter ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee SUBJECTS: International/Global Operations RE: Japan Amends the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to Attract Foreign Asset Managers Under the leadership of Mr. Yoshihide...

[33490] April 22, 2021 TO: ICI Global Members ESG Task Force ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee ICI Global Regulated Funds Committee - Asia SUBJECTS: ESG International/Global RE: Japan Launches Consultation on Revising Corporate Governance Code On 6 April 2021, the Council of...

[33462] April 15, 2021 TO: ICI Members ESG Advisory Group ESG Task Force SEC Rules Committee SUBJECTS: Disclosure ESG International/Global RE: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Statement on ESG Metrics On April 14, 2021, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce issued a statement expressing...

[33274] March 19, 2021 TO: ICI Global Members SUBJECTS: International/Global RE: European Commission Consultation on Supervisory Convergence and the Single Rule Book On March 12, 2021, the European Commission (EC) issued a consultation on supervisory convergence and the single...