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ARTICLE · 05 JULY 2021

IOSCO Recommends Sustainability-Related Practices In Asset Management

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IOSCO requested feedback on proposed recommendations for sustainability-related asset management practices.

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IOSCO requested feedback on proposed recommendations for sustainability-related asset management practices. In the consultation report, IOSCO recommended that securities regulators:

  • set regulatory and supervisory expectations for asset managers as to sustainability-related practices and related disclosures;
  • improve product-level disclosure by expanding on existing regulatory requirements or creating new ones;
  • have supervisory and enforcement tools to ensure compliance by asset managers and to address breaches;
  • encourage the development of common sustainable finance-related terms and definitions; and
  • promote sustainability-related investor education initiatives.

Additionally, in a final report on corporate issuers' sustainability-related disclosures, IOSCO outlined its Sustainable Finance Task Force's next steps. Among them are:

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