--- title: Buy Side Asks For SFDR Delay description: AMIC, the buy-side voice of ICMA, highlighted challenges with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. image: https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/market-particimifid-ii-delay-May-12-2022-08-55-23-91-AM.jpg --- ![websites-group](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/new-MMG-01.svg) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-new-marketsmedia-logo.svg)](https://www.marketsmedia.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-traders-redlogo.svg)](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-bestexe-logo.svg)](https://www.bestexecution.net/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-fidesk-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-fixglobal-new-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) - [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/MarketsMedia/) - [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/marketsmedia) - [*Linkedin*](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markets-media-llc) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/buy-side-asks-for-sustainable-finance-disclosure-regulation-to-be-delayed#popup-newsletter) #### Want the latest news on securities markets -- FREE? 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In light of the expected delay in adopting the implementation measures and the scale of the issues to be resolved, AMIC once again urges the EC and the ESAs to postpone the application date of SFDR. Source: ICMA [Share](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/buy-side-asks-for-sustainable-finance-disclosure-regulation-to-be-delayed) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US+ETFs+Have+Record+Net+Inflows&url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/buy-side-asks-for-sustainable-finance-disclosure-regulation-to-be-delayed) [Share](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/buy-side-asks-for-sustainable-finance-disclosure-regulation-to-be-delayed) ![email](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Markets%20Media/email.svg) ### NEWSLETTER SIGN UP And receive exclusive articles on securities markets ### Related articles 1. 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