ESG

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to pare back its long-awaited climate-risk disclosure rules suggest the blowback against the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement is gathering strength. The reality is ESG reporting demands are only growing. For many investment managers, the obvious answer is to turn to their fund administrator for help … […]

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) aligned funds were, until recently, a one-way bet for the investment industry. The future looks less assured. ESG has turned into a highly sensitised issue, LSEG Global Head of Research Robert Jenkins noted in a recent article. “The term ESG has become near toxic and arguably weaponized in the U.S.” […]

Anti-money laundering (AML) and tax compliance capabilities may seem to have little to do with the battle to curb climate change. But, applied well, they have become an important weapon. The recent COP27 gathering – on the back of a year of record-breaking temperatures, floods, drought and storms – has underscored the need for radical […]

Here’s a question: how will ESG impact investment managers’ and fund administrators’ compliance responsibilities to investors, and the reporting services they provide in response?