SFDR 2.0: Radical Changes Ahead for Sustainable Investment Funds
The European Commission published its long-awaited SFDR 2.0 proposal on 20 November 2025
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The European Commission published its long-awaited SFDR 2.0 proposal on 20 November 2025
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Updates include the Central Bank of Ireland’s consultations on the AIF Rulebook and UCITS Regulat...
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June 2025 edition of William Fry's Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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May 2025 updates include CBI amendment of its rule to permit semi-transparent ETFs, ESMA publicat...
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January 2025 updates from ESMA include a consultation on open-ended loan originating AIFs, Q&A on...
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August 2024 updates across sustainable finance, UK distribution, liquidity management, UCITS elig...
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Five key items ESMA wants to change in the sustainable finance framework as per its Opinion issue...
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Welcome to the July 2024 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Welcome to the January 2024 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Welcome to the December 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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A look ahead to the key sustainable finance developments in 2024 for companies, investment funds,...
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We look at the revisions to the SFDR delegated measures set out in the ESAs' Final Report and the...
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Welcome to the October 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Scheduled ESA review of product and entity-level PAI reporting identifies disclosure issues and r...
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Central Bank's Director of Securities and Markets Supervision provides commentary on shortcomings...
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Welcome to the July 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Commission clarifies key requirements for Taxonomy-aligned investments and SFDR sustainable inves...
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Welcome to the May 2023 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Commission opines on key SFDR concepts including sustainable investments, climate benchmark track...
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Sustainable finance is continuing to dominate agendas in the financial services industry with an ...
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1 December 2022 has been fixed as the filing deadline under the Central Bank's SFDR Level 2 fast-...
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In their Winter Briefing, our Pensions team provides an insight into some of the key legal develo...
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Commission signals delay to the application of ESA technical standards for compliance with the Su...
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On 15 March 2021, the ESAs launched a consultation on compliance standards for the SFDR disclosur...
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On 25 May 2022, a second SFDR Q&A from the Commission was published which is highly likely to imp...
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Welcome to the September edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is now in effect. In this briefing, we examine its...
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While most of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (2019/2088) (SFDR) came into effe...
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Welcome to the June 2022 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update
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Welcome to the October 2022 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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Welcome to the July 2022 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on...
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Welcome to the May 2022 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update
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Welcome to the October 2022 edition of Legal News, a selection of our recent publications on subj...
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In a wide-ranging briefing, ESMA sets out guidance for the supervision of SFDR compliance and com...
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As fund managers move forward from the initial SFDR compliance deadline of 10 March 2021, it is c...
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Welcome to the December 2021 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update
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Check out our decision tree to determine the scope and impact of the 1 January 2022 SFDR deadline.
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Welcome to the November 2021 edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.
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1 January 2022 is the next key compliance deadline for funds and fund managers under the EU Susta...