Stop! In The Name Of Sustainability Funds (i.e., ESMA’s New Guidelines)

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Meggin Eastman, Simone Ruiz-Vergote
May 24, 2024
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Maybe a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but that’s not going to fly for sustainability funds in the EU. On this episode we break down ESMA’s latest fund guidelines and discuss their place in a regulatory landscape with all kinds of moving pieces.
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Meggin Eastman
Meggin Eastman
Simone Ruiz-Vergote
Simone Ruiz-Vergote
Executive Director, MSCI Research

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