Regulation
Digital Asset Bill Stalls in Senate After Failed Cloture Vote
What was supposed to provide crypto-friendly rules for investors and businesses has so far failed to make it to a full Senate vote.
Tag: Disclosure
Regulation
Atkins: ‘Let the Market Decide’ Frequency of Corporate Financial Reporting
The SEC recently proposed a rule that would allow public firms to opt for semiannual reporting instead of the current quarterly norm.
Pensions
GPIF Ranks Microsoft No. 1 in Sustainability Disclosure For 4th Straight Year
Foreign equity managers working for Japan’s $2 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund lauded the tech giant’s sustainability reporting.
Regulation
SEC Proposes Easing Fund Reporting Requirements, Extends Compliance Deadlines
The changes would reduce ‘reporting burdens,’ according to the agency.
Regulation
House Passes Bill Aiming to Boost IPOs, Strengthen Market Transparency
The legislation combines more than 20 measures that advanced out of committee.
Regulation
Corporate Raider Icahn Fined $2M for Disclosure Failure
The investor agreed to fines for not reporting he had borrowed against his stake in an investment firm he controls.
Market Moves
CalSTRS Votes Against Record Number of Boards in 2024
The $341 billion pension giant opposed more than 2,200 boards of directors in proxy voting this year, mainly on climate risk disclosure.
Pensions
NYC Pensions Negotiate Worker Safety Deals With Major Telecoms Companies
SBA Communications, American Tower, and Crown Castle have agreed to increase disclosures about tower site safety.
Research
Water-Related Risks and Challenges
From the WRI Aqueduct 4.0 review of updated decision-relevant global water risk indicators.
Research
CFA Institute Produces Plan to Gauge OCIO Performance
The framework, now out for comment, calls for extending GIPS to outsourced investment managers, with rules for things like fee disclosures and benchmarking.
Risk
Australia Agrees to Disclose Sovereign Bonds’ Climate Risks
Investors can comment on the settlement until the court approval hearing, scheduled for October 11.
Regulation
SEC Cybersecurity Rules Require Major Compliance Efforts
Experts say regulations adopted last month will not be easy to meet without added resources and focus.
Asset Allocation
Where ESG-Minded Investors Should Put Their Money
Despite a harsh political climate for the concept, a CIO webinar of experts offers some smart insights.
Regulation
Congress, SEC Move Forward With Electronic Disclosure
Congress has proposed allowing electronic disclosure to investors for SEC registrants, and the SEC is looking to require it for disclosures to the SEC itself.
Newsmakers
Alternative Asset Managers Launch ESG Disclosure Tool
Template aims to improve transparency and consistency for companies and credit investors.