As the modern world encourages businesses to adopt an ethical and responsible approach to conducting business, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) brings about crucial changes to the reporting frameworks businesses must comply with. This new directive builds on its predecessor, the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), and aims to enhance transparency and uniformity across financial frameworks throughout the EU. ESEF reporting is a mandatory requirement for many companies within the EU to disclose their financial statements and sustainability information in a standardised electronic format.
Read moreESMA highlights the potential liquidity issues within EU alternative funds, in its third annual statistical report on the Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) sector.
Read moreBuilding on similar concerns in past TRV reports, ESMA explained that ‘the risk outlook is stable, however risk [remains] high, particularly in securities markets and for retail investors,’ as geopolitical and macro drivers worsen. ‘Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated in the second half of 2019, with...
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