ICMA webinar: A time for change in the sustainable fund market
The International Capital Market Association published a new paper in March 2025 with reflections and recommendations for the sustainable fund market in a new regulatory environment.
Recent regulatory initiatives in the EU and the UK around fund categorisation, labelling, and naming will significantly impact a largely European industry. ICMA’s paper identifies the implications of these regulations while looking at current market practices based on the results of a targeted research and building on our prior publications. It concludes by proposing priorities for a common roadmap for regulators and the market, while also making several recommendations notably in the context of the upcoming review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) in the EU.
ICMA’s webinar provided a brief overview of this new paper and its conclusions and recommendations followed by a panel discussion on the developments and future expectations for the sustainable fund market with key regulators and stakeholders.
Speakers included:
- Hélène Bussières, Head of Asset Management Unit, European Commission
- Hortense Bioy, Head of Sustainable Investing Research, Morningstar Sustainalytics
- Laurence Caron-Habib, Head of Public Affairs, BNP Paribas Asset Management
- Vanessa LeBlanc, Manager, Sustainable Finance Policy, Financial Conduct Authority
- Nicholas Pfaff, Deputy CEO, Head of Sustainable Finance, ICMA
- Özgür Altun, Associate Director, ICMA
ICMA was pleased to partner with Ashurst for a virtual event on Net Zero and the Asia-Pacific Capital Markets on 20 April 2021.
Keynote presentations were provided by Mr. OMOTE Takashi, Deputy Director-General for Environment, Energy and Innovation at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; and Dr. MA Jun, Chairman, Green Finance Committee of the China Society of Finance and Banking.
