Newsmakers
Alternative Asset Managers Launch ESG Disclosure Tool
Template aims to improve transparency and consistency for companies and credit investors.
Tag: Disclosure
Newsmakers
The Case for ESG Investing, From NTAM’s Sustainability Chief
Julie Moret spells out the need to screen problem investments that could blow up.
Asset Allocation
Japan’s GPIF Joins ESG Benchmark
Pension giant hopes to encourage the disclosure of ESG data.
Regulation
Proposed SEC Rules Look to Shed Light on Opaque SPAC Deals
Regulator aims to protect vulnerable investors from being left holding the bag after insiders have ‘cashed out.’
Manager Selection
CIO of New Jersey Police and Fire Pension Resigns
The resignation follows an ethics probe into his behavior at a previous pension fund.
Regulation
SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Rule Changes for Public Firms
The regulator wants companies to better inform investors about their risks from hackers.
Regulation
SEC Wants Funds to Reveal More Proxy Voting Information
The regulator proposes disclosure rule changes regarding ‘say-on-pay’ votes and securities lending.
SEC Mulls New Sustainable Fund Disclosure Rules
The regulator’s chief says he’s concerned about the greenwashing of ESG investments.
UK Regulator Eyes Climate Disclosure Rules
The Financial Conduct Authority says current policies do not meet investors’ needs.
ESG Disclosure Bill Passes House by One Vote
It would require companies to reveal how environmental, social, and governance metrics affect their business strategy.
Pensions
UK Pensions Face Enforcement Action Over Climate Disclosures
The Pensions Regulator warns trustees not to shirk their climate risk disclosure responsibilities.
Regulation
SEC Seeks Climate Change Disclosure Input
Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee is calling for SEC staff and the public to evaluate rules on ESG-related disclosures.
Risk
Institutional Investors Demand Political Transparency from BlackRock
State treasurers and public pension funds say they fear an erosion of political stability after the attack on US Capitol.
Asset Management Culture
Canadian Pension CEOs Call for Increased ESG Disclosure
The eight funds, which represent $1.23 trillion in assets, said it is ‘vital’ that companies report standardized ESG data.
Asset Management Culture
Why Soros, Singer, Paulson (but Not Dalio or Buffett) May Soon Be Exempt from Disclosing Stock Holdings
SEC proposal would lift reporting threshold to $3.5 billion, from $100 million now.