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US SEC approves climate-related disclosure rules

March 7, 2024 – The United States Securities and Exchanges Commission adopted new rules requiring the companies it regulates to disclose climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports.

April News Highlights

This month includes news from ASX, B3, Santiago Exchange, Shanghai Exchange, Shenzhen Exchange, Deutche Boerse, Bursa Malayia, NSE, CSE, LSE, ICE/NYSE and more.

IOSCO having active dialogue on sustainability

(9 July 2018, London) The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) brought together a group of regulators, stock exchanges, investors, issuers, financial services providers, civil society and international organizations to discuss the role securities regulators have in encouraging sustainable investment.

IOSCO holds first Sustainable Finance Network Stakeholder Meeting

(19 June 2019, Stockholm) The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) held its first Sustainable Finance Network Stakeholder Meeting in Stockholm as an interchange between securities regulators, standard-setting bodies and the market on sustainable finance.

September News Highlights

This month includes news from NYSE, WFE, BVP, FMA, EBA, SET, EGX, B3, Nasdaq, SZSE, ESMA and more. Monthly news highlights are compiled by the SSE to give an overview of the capital markets sustainability news from that month.

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FRA Launches the Regional Center for Sustainable Finance

Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has announced the launching of a new think-tank and training center, “the Regional Center for Sustainable Finance (RCSF)”. The RCSF has been established in recognition of the urgency to bridge the finance gap to fulfill the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

FRA elected to Chair IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee

Dr. Mohamed Omran, Chairman of Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), was elected the Chairman of the Growth and Emerging Markets Committee (GEM), the largest Committee within the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), representing over 75% of the IOSCO's ordinary membership.