ESG ratings

Industry groups call for controversy reports to be brought into scope of European Commission regulation of ratings providers.

MSCI says new rules would be 'extraordinary level of intrusion' into pricing mechanism, RepRisk flags risk of raising barriers to market entry.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Korea asks FSA to delay ESG disclosures; OMERS launches climate action plan; Californian climate bill passed by Assembly.

Law professor and retired diplomat appointed by Morningstar after controversy over alleged anti-Israel bias.

Net Zero Financial Services Providers Alliance lags on target-setting frameworks, removes references to credit rating agencies from its website.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: NBIM welcomes European Commission's ESG ratings update; EDHEC warns EIOPA of consequences of climate risk on infrastructure.

It includes thresholds on asset allocation, and disclosure of ESG scores and stewardship performance.

Fund managers increased exposure to ESG stocks before making mandatory disclosures, say researchers.

The industry has welcomed the code issued by Japan’s Financial Services Agency, with several major providers publicly endorsing it.

EM companies with state ownership significantly underperformed on governance versus international peers.