Government announces preferred candidate for BBC Chair
Richard Sharp is the Government’s preferred candidate for the BBC Chair, the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced today.
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6 January 2021
Mr Sharp, a former Chair of the Royal Academy of Arts with a background in finance and public service, has been selected following an open and rigorous competition and in line with the Governance Code.
He will bring his extensive experience in global commerce, the creative industries, and in public service to lead the BBC Board, supporting the Director General to deliver the BBC’s Mission and Public Purposes in the fast-changing media landscape.
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This edition of Private Equity Comment looks at the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, which fund managers will need to comply with beginning 10 March, 2021, an ongoing consultation on European Long Term Investment Funds, and the new regulations in the U.S. which could impact managers targeting ERISA investors.
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE DISCLOSURE REGULATION
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation will oblige fund managers to make certain disclosures, both on their website and in their fund documents, in relation to ESG and more particularly sustainability risks. The rules cover several different disclosure obligations including how managers and advisers integrate sustainability risks into investment decisions/advice and whether they consider the principal adverse impacts of their investment decisions/advice on sustainability factors. The initial disclosure requirements will come into force on 10 March, 2021. Further detail will be published through “regulatory t
Irish funds legislation could create 3000 jobs
Written by Robert McHugh, on 17th Dec 2020. Posted in General
Irish Funds today welcomed completion of a key financial services bill that has been in the works for over five years and is expected to create 3,000 jobs by 2025 while attracting up to €20bn per annum in global private capital.
The Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020, passed in the Dáil, is set to accelerate Irish fund industry growth, help firms facilitate the green recovery and open the door for new global private fund market entrants to domicile in Ireland as a key base for European capital raises.