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ESMA’s guidelines on funds’ names will apply from November 21, 2024

The ESMA guidelines aim to enhance transparency and investor protection by regulating the use of ESG and sustainability-related terms in fund names.

Jean Hurley

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the translations in all official EU languages of its guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms.

The objective of the guidelines is to ensure that investors are protected against unsubstantiated or exaggerated sustainability claims in fund names, and to provide asset managers

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