3/14/2025 4:02:52 PM Foundations for the future of decarbonisation and competitiveness in Europe? A look at the Clean Industrial Deal By Lea Bareil Karl Thies Introduction On 26 February, the European Commission (EC) published its Clean Industrial Deal (CID), which is expected to be this term’s...
2/27/2025 4:02:45 PM All change please! Omnibus re-routes CSRD, CSDDD, Taxonomy and CBAM By Lea Bareil Douglas Bryden Juliane Hilf Vanessa Jakovich Marlen Vesper-Gräske Hendrik Wessling Charlotte Aspin Valentin Weigel +5 more... Show less The European Commission (EC) has published its highly anticipated sustainability-related Omnibus simplification package (Omnibus...
2/25/2025 12:21:56 PM The FCA reports on climate change adaptation challenges for UK financial services firms By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Sharon Tong The FCA identifies climate adaptation challenges for financial services firms Every five years, the UK government produces an assessment...
2/24/2025 9:11:43 AM Managing ESG risks in an evolving regulatory landscape: What the new EBA Guidelines mean for banks in light of the EU’s Omnibus proposal By Elisabeth Schemmer Daniel Klingenbrunn Falko Glasow While the European Union (EU) awaits the European Commission’s detailed proposals on the EU Omnibus proposal with revisions to the...
2/3/2025 9:43:24 AM Regulating for sustainable growth in the UK: What to expect in 2025 By Emma Rachmaninov Elisabeth Overland Emily Smith Christopher Bernard +1 more... Show less In her first Mansion House speech (on 14 November 2024), Rachel Reeves, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer covered, amongst other...
1/14/2025 11:09:52 AM The year ahead in financial services: 10 trends to watch in 2025 By Sharon Grennan Christopher Bernard 2024 was a momentous year for the financial services industry. Financial institutions had to deal with geopolitical risks arising from...
12/2/2024 3:57:52 PM COP29: forward or back? By Jake Reynolds The spectacle of COP is over again. A New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance was agreed (albeit at a level decried by...
11/26/2024 6:03:43 PM ESG ratings providers to be regulated in the UK By Anthea Bowater Elisabeth Overland Hannah Bergin This month the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, confirmed as part of her first Mansion House speech the UK Government’s...
9/10/2024 1:21:46 PM Further shareholder litigation in Australia seeking disclosure around bank’s financing of coal and gas projects By Anthea Bowater Maisie Stewart Ella Cox An application has been filed against National Australia Bank (NAB) in which a shareholder is seeking disclosure of the circumstances in...
7/31/2024 3:56:12 PM Changes to the UK Stewardship Code seek to ease the burdens on signatories and support the growth of UK capital markets By Elisabeth Overland Christopher Bernard Yashi Chandra On 22 July 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced several immediate revisions to the UK Stewardship Code 2020 in order to...
7/31/2024 6:42:05 AM The EBA publishes the report on the application of gender-neutral remuneration policies by institutions and investment firms By Mara Ruberto The recent EBA report provides a comprehensive overview of the implementation and effectiveness of gender-neutral remuneration policies...
7/18/2024 2:42:52 PM EU Elections Unpacked: Ursula von der Leyen re-elected for second term By Kieran Watkins Natalie Pettinger Kearney Lea Bareil Germany's Ursula von der Leyen has been elected President of the European Commission for a second mandate, with 401 votes in favour, 284...