International Content

IOSCO recently published its Risk Outlook 2022. The report aims to provide an update on the relevant risks and issues that feature prominently on regulators' agenda as assessed against the current and global economic prospects post COVID-19.

On 4 November 2021, the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) published the Common Ground Taxonomy package, including an instruction report and a Common Ground Taxonomy Table that is open for public feedback until 4 January 2022.

On 10 November 2021, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) released Version 1 of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (ASEAN Taxonomy), in conjunction with the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).

On November 25, the European Commission issued its proposal on four legislative files, collectively referred to as the "CMU Package." As part of the formal process in the better regulation framework, the Commission has opened a feedback period for each of these proposals until...

In March 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted interim final rules to implement the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCA Act), which requires the SEC to identify issuers that have filed annual reports with audit reports issued by a registered audit firm...

In November 2021, the European Parliament and Council approved the delegated act supplementing Article 8 of the EU Taxonomy Regulation.

ICI Global submitted the attached letter to the Indian Government for consideration as they prepare the 2022 Union Budget. The letter describes tax issues and proposes recommendations to address the global regulated fund industry's outstanding tax issues.

This memorandum catalogues significant ESG related developments that have occurred since October. It references ICI memoranda that provide a more fulsome description of each matter.

The European Commission will delay the application of the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) to 1 January 2023, as announced in a letter to the European Parliament and Council of the European Union.

On 22 October 2021, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published the final report on the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the taxonomy-related disclosures for financial products subject to the disclosure requirements under Article 8 and Article 9 Sustainable...