Michael Hurley

Reform financial system to boost investment in nature, governments told

Countries have been urged to reform the global financial system to remove harmful subsidies and encourage "changes in business models including through improving returns to investments that benefit nature," in a major report.

EU advisers push for sustainability, transition categories to replace SFDR Articles 8 & 9

The EU has been told it should create three categories of sustainable investment products to replace the existing Article 8 and 9 disclosure framework under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), by its expert Platform on Sustainable Finance

Define impact investing in SFDR, EU Platform says

The EU should define impact investing so impact funds can be distinguished in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), according to expert advisors mandated by the European Commission.

Republican-led political group threatens legislative reform to tackle CA100+ 'collusion'

UK government should address legal issues in transition plan rules, WWF says

FCA plans to give fund managers longer to provide first SDR report

EU's ESG ratings regulation 2026 start date confirmed

EU GBS bonds given green light under ESMA fund name rules

Commission weighing merits of two options for SFDR fund categories

The European Commission is weighing the merits of two options for a fund categorisation system in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), as it looks for inspiration from the UK and existing European fund labels.

Substantial upside for renewables even if IRA partially repealed, GMO says

In "almost all" cases, global renewables stocks have positive prospects even if the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is repealed in full by president-elect Donald Trump, "and in many cases, the upsides are substantial", investment manager GMO has said.