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Article Sustainability disclosure requirements – what’s changed?

The FCA has published its final rules on the sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR). We look at the key changes.

Irina Velkova

| 8 min read | 01 Dec 2023

Article Transition Plan Taskforce – the final framework is here

The Transition Plan Taskforce has published its final disclosure framework to help firms reach their climate goals.

| 5 min read | 16 Oct 2023

Article TNFD – the final framework is now live

The final Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework is now live - what to do next?

Irina Velkova

| 7 min read | 21 Sep 2023

Article Biodiversity Q&A – where do financial services fit in?

Our biodiversity Q&A looks how nature loss is leading to greater exposures for the financial sector.

| 7 min read | 04 Sep 2023

Episode 40 Consumer Duty - A Strong Case For Mastering Technology

The next Consumer Duty deadline comes into force in July this year.

Irina Velkova

| 47 min listen | 27 Jun 2023

Article ESG ratings – do proposed regulations go far enough?

The FCA is likely to use IOSCO recommendations as the foundation for any future rules on ESG ratings. Find out how it might look like in practice.

Irina Velkova

| 3 min read | 12 Jun 2023

Article TNFD: Getting started with nature-related disclosures

How does the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures beta framework differ from the TCFD's requirements?

Irina Velkova

| 5 min read | 24 May 2023

Episode 36 Sustainability Disclosure Requirements - Where Do We Stand Now?

The FCA has made it clear in their recent consultation paper that it's determined to tackle greenwashing and has highlighted that it will apply the marketing guidelines as early as June 2023, once the final rules are published.

Irina Velkova

| 38 min listen | 13 Apr 2023

episode 35 Banking Challenges And Trends 2023

Basel 3.1, the interest-rate environment, regulation, and macroeconomic uncertainty are just some of the challenges the banking sector will continue to face this year.

Irina Velkova

| 53 min listen | 04 Apr 2023

Episode 34 Investment Management Challenges And Trends For 2023

It's set to be another challenging year for investment managers who must navigate macroeconomic headwinds and make big calls on investments and risk, all while the industry tackles long-term structural challenges (and opportunities) around margins and technology.

| 41 min listen | 24 Mar 2023

Episode 31 A Financial Services Forecast For 2023

2022 gave us new operational resilience expectations, the new Consumer Duty, a magnified outlook on climate change and biodiversity.

| 41 min listen | 14 Feb 2023

Episode 27 The insurance sector - tackling challenges

The relatively dramatic developments in financial markets that the UK is enduring are impacting many areas of life.

| 53 min listen | 09 Nov 2022

Article FRC and FCA outline TCFD expectations for firms

We have identified the key expectations from regulators on TCFD and what they consider best practice to guide you going forward.

Irina Velkova

| 04 Oct 2022

Episode 25 Meeting New Operational Resilience Expectations

The new operational resilience rules have been effective since March 2022, forcing firms to think much more about how they communicate with customers when disruption does occur.

Irina Velkova

| 44 min listen | 27 Aug 2022

Episode 24 A New Consumer Duty – An Overhaul Of Consumer Conduct Regulation

What changes have been made with the Consumer Duty’s final rules since the FCA’s last consultation?

| 49 min listen | 23 Aug 2022

Episode 21 Biodiversity - The Opportunity In Financial Services

Financial services' role in driving climate change action now includes delivering the ESG agenda.

Irina Velkova

| 48 min listen | 01 Jul 2022

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