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On 11 February 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Sustainable Finance Roadmap for 2022-2024 (Roadmap), setting out ESMA's deliverables on sustainable finance and how they will be implemented during the period 2022-2024.

On 27 January 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper with proposed revisions to its current guidelines on suitability requirements under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), to reflect the upcoming sustainability...

On 2 February 2022, the European Commission published a second batch of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to provide additional implementation guidance on the Disclosures Delegated Act under Article 8 of EU Taxonomy Regulation.

On 17 December 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published final rules and guidance relating to the climate-related disclosure requirements for asset managers, life insurers, and FCA-regulated pension providers.

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States has imposed various sanctions against Russia and various Russian entities and individuals. This memorandum provides a summary of these actions as of February 25, 2022.

On Monday, February 22, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine and the Office of Foreign Assets...

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.

ICI has filed the attached comment letter in response to a joint consultation ("report") on the review of margining practices from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures, and the International Organization of Securities...

On 20 December 2021, the European Commission published a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to provide implementation guidance on the Disclosures Delegated Act under Article 8 of EU Taxonomy Regulation.