Final Report from ESMA with guidelines on funds’ names
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a final report containing guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms.
ESMASustainabilityThe European Securities and Markets Authority has published a final report containing guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms.
ESMASustainabilityOn 12 June 2024, the Danish government presented a proposal regarding entrepreneurship in Denmark, which includes initiatives aimed at creating better access to capital for startups and certain relaxation of taxes.
Venture CapitalThe European Commission initiated in September 2023 public and targeted consultations on the implementation of the SFDR running until 22 December 2023. A summary of the contributions on the consultations have now been published in a summary report.
Disclosure RequirementsRegulatory Technical StandardsSustainabilityThe Danish Financial Supervisory Authority has in a thematic review assessed several sustainability related issues at two investment managers.
Disclosure RequirementsSustainabilityInvest Europe has published a revised GP ESG Due Diligence Guide. It provides guidance on how ESG factors can be incorporated into general partner’s management and decision-making processes.
SustainabilityOn 2 May 2024, the Danish Parliament adopted an amendment to the Danish Financial Business Act to provide the Danish FSA with a legal framework for supervision of the financial sector under the DORA Regulation and the NIS-2 Directive.
DORANIS2Today, 24 April 2024, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”) received the final green light from the European Parliament.
CSDDDSustainabilityOn 26 March 2024, directive 2024/927 amending the directives 2011/61/EU (AIFMD) and 2009/65/EC (UCITSD), also known as AIFMD 2.0, has been published in the EU Official Journal.
AIFMDRisk Management15 March 2024, the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (“COREPER”) endorsed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”) taking the directive one important step closer to finalizing the legislative process.
CSDDDSustainabilityInvest Europe has published an ESG KPI report covering data from 2022. Compared to their first edition published last year (covering data from 2021), which we touched upon in our previous Pulse update, there has been a 60% increase in the number of firms covered by the survey.
SustainabilityThe European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (“EFRAG”) has launched a public consultation on the Exposure Draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards for listed SMEs (“ESRS LSME ED”) and the Exposure Draft for the voluntary reporting standard for non-listed SMEs (“VSME ED”).
CSRDESRSSustainabilityThe European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has sent draft Guidelines on Enforcement of Sustainability Information (“Guidelines”) out for consultation.
ESMASustainabilityThe European Commission has published a first draft of a revised regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments (“FDI”).
Cross-BorderGovernanceThe European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) (together ESAs), published a Final Report with proposed amendments to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 and the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) in December 2023.
Disclosure RequirementsESMARegulatory Technical StandardsSustainabilityThe European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) (together ESAs), published a Final Report with proposed amendments to the SFDR Delegated Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2022/1288) and the SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) in December 2023.
Disclosure RequirementsESMARegulatory Technical StandardsSustainabilityToday, 10 January 2024, the transition period for the regulation of 15 March 2023 amending the Regulation for Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs), also known as ELTIF 2.0, has ended. Thus, ELTIF 2.0 has now completely entered into force.
ESMARegulatory Technical StandardsRetail InvestorsOn 21 December 2023, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority published a draft executive order on a new green investment scheme for consultation.
Danish RegulationSustainabilityA provisional agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) has been concluded between the Council and the European Parliament on 14 December 2023.
CSDDDGovernanceRisk ManagementSustainabilityThe EU Regulation (EU) 2023/2631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 on European Green Bonds and optional disclosures for bonds marketed as environmentally sustainable and for sustainability-linked bonds (the “EU Green Bond Regulation”) has been published in the Official Journal of the EU and enters into force 20 December 2023.
Disclosure RequirementsGovernanceSustainabilityThe Environmental Delegated Act introduces technical screening criteria for economic activities substantially contributing to one of the remaining four environmental objectives.
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