Federal agencies issue Spring 2022 Reg Flex agendas; Custody Rule expected in near term, FTC premerger notification rule and anti-money laundering for advisers on the agenda.
SEC issues proposed ESG disclosure requirements for advisers and funds and amendments to Fund Names Rule, signals strong enforcement of ESG disclosures.
Following advocacy from the IAA and others, the SEC has extended comment period for ESG proposal and re-opened comment period for private fund adviser proposal.
A new Biden Administration report lays out "a roadmap for measuring, disclosing, managing, and mitigating climate-related financial risk across the economy” and follows an executive order regarding financial risk and climate change policy.
Retirement plan fiduciaries will be permitted to consider climate change/ESG factors when selecting plan investments and voting proxies under a new proposal by the Department of Labor.
In a 4-1 vote at Chair Gary Gensler’s first open meeting, the SEC proposed requiring institutional investment managers that are required to file Form 13F to report “say-on-pay” votes, which are non-binding shareholder votes related to corporate executive compensation.
In a lengthy open meeting on July 7, the SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee adopted subcommittee recommendations on diversity and inclusion (DEI) and ESG, considered an interim report from the Subcommittee on Private Investments, and heard presentations on technology-enabled personalization in the provision of investment advice.
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