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Will ESRS Data End the Need for ESG Ratings?

The ongoing implementation of EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) with its supporting reporting standards (ESRS) will significantly increase the availability of the data investors need to make informed decisions about sustainable investments. This will most likely reduce the demand for ‘ESG Ratings’, where the methodology tends to be rather opaque. On the other hand, […]

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Are You Ready for PSD3?

The financial world is constantly evolving, and as we move into a new era of digitalization, we face significant changes.   One of the latest and most significant changes that will impact both financial institutions and consumers is the introduction of PSD3 – the third Payment Services Directive within the EU. PSD3, or Payment Services

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Be Careful – Disclosure Regulation May Not Disclose Very Much…

The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requires Financial Market participants and Financial Advisors to report on the consolidated impact on 14+2+2 mandatory (+2 voluntary) Principal Adverse Impact indicators (PAIs). The first report had to be made by June 30th, 2023, covering 2022. To understand the current status of reporting, CMP has done a collection of

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Developments in transaction reporting infrastructure – observations from a practitioner

Financial institutions are subject to a range of transaction reporting requirements. From the first such regulation back in 2007, the mood has changed from build-it-yourself solutions to an almost unanimous appetite for vendor-supported solutions. This is clearly illustrated by the preparations that the industry is making for the introduction of EMIR Refit in the spring

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Important Agenda with uncertain and incomplete data

The reporting season has started, and it is now possible to take an early measure of the status of ESG reporting. A bit of context here: financial institutions and providers of financial investment products such as investment funds or portfolio management solutions are required under EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) to report on several

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