OECD reports that the increasing influence of proxy advisors, ESG rating and data providers, and index providers in corporate governance requires stronger transparency and conflict-of-interest safeguards across capital markets

The report reviews regulatory approaches across 50 jurisdictions and identifies significant variation in oversight frameworks governing methodology disclosure, governance standards, and management of commercial conflicts. OECD also highlights concerns around market...

ESAs’ Final Report on ESG Stress Testing establishes a harmonised EU framework for supervisors to embed climate and ESG risks into banks’ and insurers’ stress tests with consistent methods and scenarios

It guides supervisors on selecting ESG risks, designing scenarios, allocating resources, and assessing resilience over both short‑ and long-term horizons, initially focusing on climate and environmental risks without imposing new legal obligations. These guidelines...