16 Jan 2025
Impact and ESGUpdates
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation paper seeking stakeholders’ view on how the European Single Electronic Format can be applied to sustainability reporting for the purpose of easing the burden associated with financial reporting.
ESMARegulatory Technical StandardsSustainability
26 Nov 2024
AIFs
On 14 November 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) announced that ESMA, together with the national competent authorities, has launched a comprehensive data collection exercise focusing on the costs linked to investments in Alternative Investment Funds (“AIFs”) and Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (“UCITS”).
AIFMDESMA
10 Sep 2024
Impact and ESGUpdates
On 21 August 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published their guidelines on funds’ names (the “Guidelines”) in versions translated into all the official EU-languages.
ESMASustainability
13 Aug 2024
Impact and ESGUpdates
On 24 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an opinion: “Sustainable investments: Facilitating the investor journey – a holistic vision for the long term” setting out ESMA’s long-term vision on the functioning of the Sustainable Finance Framework.
ESMASustainability
17 Jun 2024
Impact and ESG
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a final report containing guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms.
ESMASustainability
21 Feb 2024
Impact and ESGUpdates
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has sent draft Guidelines on Enforcement of Sustainability Information (“Guidelines”) out for consultation.
ESMASustainability
22 Aug 2023
Impact and ESGUpdates
The progress reports are a result of a push from stakeholders requesting greater market integrity, investor protection and trusted environments for sustainable investments as sustainability has become an important competitive factor.
ESMASustainability
4 Sep 2020
AIFs
On 19 August 2020, ESMA published a letter to the Commission, outlining areas it should consider during the forthcoming review of the AIFMD.
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