Michael Hurley

Ethics standards for sustainability assurance approved

Trump picks critic of climate rule to lead SEC

EU listing act will benefit sustainable finance, France's AMF says

New Zealand businesses told to avoid obscuring material information by regulator

Financial institutions and corporates in New Zealand have been told to improve reporting in several areas, including to "avoid obscuring material information" by providing reports that are too long or too short, in a review of disclosures by the Financial Markets Authority .

One-year delay to Deforestation Regulation agreed by EU Council, Parliament

The EU Deforestation Regulation will apply one year later than initially proposed, after agreement by the European Council and Parliament staved off proposals from right-wing politicians to water down the rules.

PCAF consults on avoided emissions and expected reductions methodology

Industry backs UK taxonomy in government study, despite vast cost of EU rules

Financial institutions and corporates have recommended the UK adopt a sustainability taxonomy like the EU's, despite laying out the vast cost associated with meeting the rules in the EU, in a study commissioned by the UK government.

Australia invests in HSBC, Temasek-led blended finance fund

US braced for stifling impact of Trump presidency on bank climate regulation

Climate-related regulation of US banks is set to stagnate "at best" and faces the prospect of anti-ESG rulemaking at federal level, according to a prominent former regulator.

Aviva fined by Luxembourg regulator over ESG failures

Aviva Investors Luxembourg has been fined €56,500 ($59,500) for failure to comply with disclosure laws in the country including not meeting its own sustainability-related exclusions policy, according to the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).