We are delighted to bring you this year’s edition of Spotlight Magazine, “Gold Rush: The Quest for Private Capital”, where we focus on how private credit managers are adapting products, terms and structures to compete for new...more
3/6/2026
/ Asset Management ,
Business Strategies ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Credit Funds ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
Fund Managers ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Private Equity ,
Private Funds
As the significance of ESG ratings has grown materially with investors channelling more capital towards sustainable investments, the UK government is bringing providers of ESG ratings within the scope of financial services...more
2/9/2026
/ Consultation ,
Consultation Papers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its second thematic note on sustainability-related claims (Second ESMA Note) on 14 January. The Second ESMA Note focuses on how firms describe ESG strategies in...more
1/28/2026
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Management ,
Marketing ,
Misleading Statements ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retail Investors ,
SFDR ,
Sustainable Finance
The EU has streamlined Taxonomy reporting through the adoption of a delegated act on the simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed in relation to environmentally sustainable activities. The...more
1/23/2026
/ Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy
The EU Commission estimates that the proposed 15% Taxonomy alignment threshold should be attainable for about half of the current investment funds disclosing under Article 9....more
12/5/2025
/ Asset Management ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SFDR ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy
Transition finance is emerging as a key market tool to enable companies operating in high-emitting or hard-to-abate sectors to access funding. While it has been much discussed, it has lacked frameworks that provided it with...more
11/25/2025
/ Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) ,
Bonds ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Finance ,
Green Loans ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) ,
Loan Market Association ,
Loan Syndication and Trading Association (LSTA) ,
Loans ,
Net Zero ,
Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs) ,
Sustainable Finance