Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • Three-quarters of Article 8 funds potentially violate ESMA fund names rules, Bloomberg finds

    18 September 2024

    Almost 75% of funds identified as promoting sustainable objectives under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) are invested in companies potentially exposed to fossil fuels and face having to change their names of violate incoming fund name rules.

  • Japan's FSA lists sustainable finance disclosures among work priorities

    18 September 2024
  • US regulator to vote on voluntary carbon market rules

    18 September 2024
  • ETS deadlines risk facilitating 'brown zombie' European industry, ECB blog says

    18 September 2024

    The impending increase in carbon emissions costs under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) will add to energy intensive firms' financial woes, potentially undermining their ability to invest in decarbonisation, a blog published by the European Central Bank (ECB) says.

  • Trio of reports to set out importance of policy reform to spur climate finance

    17 September 2024
  • SEC disbands ESG enforcement division

    17 September 2024

    The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disbanded the Climate and ESG Task Force within its division of enforcement, as the agency battles criticism that its focus on sustainability represents mission creep.

  • Charge bigger emitters to bolster private investments in EMs - Bank of Italy governor

    17 September 2024
  • Franco-German transition plans work can inform credibility assessments, France's IFD says

    13 September 2024

    France's Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD) is preparing a guide to help financial analysts judge the credibility of private sector climate transition plans, which it suggested will build on discussions with a German government-mandated expert group.

  • Net outflows accelerate for Article 9 funds

    13 September 2024
  • SFDR and SDR both miss key sustainability distinctions, CFA says

    13 September 2024