Investors and directors said climate risk is already impacting their businesses.
The fund manager is publicly publishing climate ratings for about 1,000 companies.
Investor interest in ESG-integrated strategies continues to rise.
The fund invests in companies sustainably using ocean resources.
Inflows into sustainable products have more than doubled from a year ago.
Net ETF inflows in the first three quarters were a record $488bn.
Reporting obligations apply to investment funds, pensions funds and (re-)insurance undertakings.
Almost three-quarters of FTSE 100 companies failed to report the ethnic make-up of their boards.
The merged firm will launch a dealer-to-client electronic rates trading platform.