At a recent conference, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler gave wide-ranging remarks addressing market structure issues, LIBOR and other rates, and the Commission’s regulatory agenda.
Addressing regulatory initiatives relating to public company disclosures, Chair Gensler noted he has asked the Staff to put together recommendations on mandatory company disclosures on climate risk and…
During the National Investor Relations Institute’s (NIRI) 2021 Virtual Conference, SEC Commissioner Elad Roisman spoke about the hot topic of ESG-related disclosure requirements.
The Commissioner noted that public companies are overwhelmed with the amount and the specificity of ESG data investors ask them to provide. Commissioner Roisman appreciated the call for standardized disclosures related to…
On June 21, 2021, US financial regulators met with US President Joe Biden to discuss the US economy and update him on their efforts to address climate-related risks. According to the White House readout of the meeting, the regulators said “they were making steady progress” on implementing President Biden’s executive order on climate-related risk. The…
In a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, seven well-known tech companies responded to SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee’s March 2021 request for public input on climate change disclosures (see our related blog post). The letter expressed support for consistent reporting by public companies regarding climate-related matters.…
Today, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which includes the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rulemaking agenda.
The rulemaking agenda identifies short-term and long-term actions to be taken by the SEC. There are a number of items that are noted in the final rulemaking…
Global funding for companies in the automotive and mobility sectors fell to $27.6 billion in 2020, a 5% decrease year-over-year, with 522 deals completed according to CB Insights’ recent report and webinar on the State of Mobility. While the first half of 2020 was particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the second half of…
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Climate change and its associated effects, among other developments, have led to more responsible investments and ESG-driven business goals. However, parsing through ESG data leads to more questions regarding ESG’s impact on returns and shifts in risk-related and social norms. During this session, Frédéric…
On April 9, 2021, the Division of Examinations (“Division” or “staff”) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued a risk alert that highlighted its observations from its recent examinations of investment advisers, registered investment companies and private funds offering ESG products and services. The risk alert also provides observations of effective practices.
Noting that…
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Acting Director John Coates participated in a fireside chat on April 7, 2021 during the annual Global Capital Markets & the US Securities Laws program hosted by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI).
Acting Director Coates, when asked about his priorities at the SEC, mentioned three items: the “unprecedented surge” in…
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced (see press release) that it has created a new webpage, found here, that brings together all of the agency actions and information regarding climate and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. A link to the page will appear prominently on the SEC home page to address
