Industry News

Industry News 25 July, 2024

On 22nd July, the FRC gave an update on their Stewardship Code review, announcing further outreach to allow more discussion with stakeholders before they consult on any proposed revisions to the Code.

IR Society News Industry News Consultation Responses 15 July, 2024

This IR Society response expresses concern around the risks of requiring this non-GAAP reporting in the back half of the annual report, which would significantly increase the audit burden and would be especially difficult when the reporting timetable is tight.

Industry News 2 July, 2024

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published final Additional sector guidance for eight real economy sectors to apply the LEAP approach, alongside updated Additional guidance for financial institutions to apply the TNFD Recommendations and final Guidance on value chains.

Industry News 27 June, 2024

ISSB announces further harmonisation of the sustainability disclosure landscape as it embarks on its new work plan.

Industry News 6 June, 2024

The IoD is seeking to promote director integrity by consulting on a new voluntary Code of Conduct.

Industry News 6 June, 2024

The EU’s financial markets regulator has issued a statement encouraging issuers to follow good practices when engaging in 'pre-close calls' as they can influence market expectations and instrument prices.

Industry News 3 June, 2024

The Government has published an implementation update to the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and the FCA has also confirmed its (delayed) timetable.

Industry News 2 May, 2024

Guidance material has been published to illustrate the high level of alignment achieved between the ISSB Standards and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), and how a company can apply both sets of standards, including detailed analysis of the alignment in climate-related disclosures. This publication provides practical support that explains how companies can efficiently comply with both sets of standards.

Industry News 30 April, 2024

The ISSB has published its digital sustainability taxonomy, to help investors analyse sustainability disclosures more efficiently.

Industry News 17 April, 2024

The Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) published its final set of resources, including sector-specific guidance, the Future for Nature in Transition Planning, and how to undertake a transition planning cycle. TPT outputs support the creation of consistent, comparable company reports and reduce the level of disclosure complexity faced by firms.

Industry News 11 April, 2024

As announced last year, the FCA is now consulting on introducing more options to pay for investment research, including the ‘bundling’ of payments for third-party research and trade execution.

Industry News 20 March, 2024

FTSE Russell have published proposed changes to its UK Index Series in response to the FCA's proposed reforms to the listing regime in the UK.

Industry News 14 March, 2024

On 7th March, the FCA published further details of their proposed new Listing regime, with a full draft of the new UK Listing Rules and revised Listing Principles.

IR Society News Industry News 13 March, 2024

The Society partnered the Investor Forum on their latest white paper, which focuses on helping build stronger, more collaborative partnerships and rejuvenating the investor-company dialogue.

Industry News 8 March, 2024

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Industry News 4 March, 2024

The SEC has scheduled a vote on whether to adopt the rules this Wednesday 6 March, nearly two years after their climate change disclosure rules were first proposed.

Industry News 29 February, 2024

The FRC is seeking views from all stakeholders on whether the Code, in its current format, is being used by asset managers, asset owners and other signatories to the Code in a manner that drives better stewardship outcomes from engagement with issuers. To inform their formal consultation, the FRC are conducting targeted outreach on the topics outlined below, and the Society is proposing to arrange some roundtable events to enable members to provide feedback to the FRC.

Industry News 28 February, 2024

Given the Investment Association did not issue their usual annual update to their Principles of Executive Remuneration last autumn (in time for remuneration reports preparation and the AGM season), the IA have now written to FTSE 350 companies’ remuneration committee chairs, reviewing the 2023 season and setting priorities for 2024. Following engagement with companies, the IA plan to review and publish simplified, updated Principles later in 2024.

Industry News 23 February, 2024

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published its Stewardship & Voting Guidelines 2024, which set out the PLSA’s views and voting recommendations on key issues.

Industry News 8 February, 2024

EFRAG has published a summary of Q&As related to the ESRS standards used for CSRD reporting, which is a great resource for any company who is preparing their ESRS disclosure for 2024.