May 2022
The SEC鈥檚 proposed changes to the Investment Company Act鈥檚 Names Rule, and enhanced disclosures related to ESG, are intended to bring investors enhanced transparency with regard to ESG strategies. The SEC is seeking to mitigate potential 鈥済reenwashing鈥� by placing increased accountability on investment advisors to disclose, in sufficient detail, the investment process consistent with the name of a fund and investors鈥� expectations. The proposals are in line prior SEC鈥檚 Risk Alert, public statements and supervisory/enforcement focus relative to the importance of ESG fund transparency.聽
Investor Protections: SEC proposed Names Rule and ESG Investment Practices Disclosure
Two proposed rules intended to provide investors with more consistent, comparable information.
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