6 min readIn a speech given in April 2022, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu recalled the ‘chaos’ driven by a series of bank failures during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) . This resulted in a flurry of acquisitions and unorderly liquidations thrown together to prevent further disruption to the financial system. This experience eventually led…
6 min readMarket participants seeking guidance on what sustainability means for their business and how to implement something more than a working definition have led financial regulators and standard setters to start crafting sustainable reporting frameworks. While still in their infancy, they mark a significant step towards effectively integrating sustainability concerns into financial markets. Broadly speaking, these…
7 min readThe old saying that the only constant is change rings true in the realm of ESG investing. The pace at which the ESG landscape continues to shift is remarkable, and it routinely leaves government organizations, companies and investors struggling to keep step. Perhaps unsurprisingly then, there is now a demand for greater consistency and transparency…
6 min readStepping into office with leading and supporting roles open across the government’s top financial regulators, the Biden administration was given a unique opportunity to reshape the financial regulatory landscape. Nominating four members to the seven-member Federal Reserve Board and promoting another to a key position, the Biden Administration has already made an outsized impact on…
6 min readCo-authored by: Alexander Goldman In June of 2019 the House Committee on the Judiciary launched an investigation into whether Silicon Valley had fallen under the grip of a few large gatekeepers that have come to control key areas of e-commerce. A sixteen-month examination of key players’ market dominance, primarily focusing on Apple’s, Google’s, Amazon’s, and…
6 min readWhile most major integrated oil and gas companies have expressed alignment with the Paris Agreement, efforts made by U.S. players to address climate change with a transition to more renewable energy sources have fallen short in comparison to their European counterparts. As some drag their feet on sustainability efforts, governments, world organizations and financial institutions…
6 min readIn recent years, we have seen an increasing number of asset owners and managers integrating ESG research into their investment decision making. Aside from driving capital towards sustainable companies, ESG analysis enables a more wholistic understanding of the risks associated with an investment opportunity. As discussed in the first installation of this series, ‘It’s Not…
5 min readWhile most major integrated oil and gas companies have expressed alignment with the Paris Agreement, efforts made by U.S. players have fallen short in comparison to their European counterparts. Despite some players still dragging their feet in their sustainability efforts, governments, world organizations and financial institutions continue to pressure companies to align with climate-focused goals….
4 min readFixed income investors have been slower to adopt sustainable investing practices than their equity counterparts, as only in recent years has responsible fixed income investing become a hot topic. (Sustainable investing was one of our three themes to watch for in our article “2020 Vision – Watch the Fed, Repos and ESG Investing.”) Different timetables…