This release has been designed to align with the TCFD reporting recommendations.
Securities services clients can see how holdings are performing using independent ESG criteria.
Report acceptance rates last week were above 94%.
There was 3.5x increase in TCFD-based investor reporting.
The UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative will develop global reporting guidance for issuers.
ESMA said it has not identified any major disruptions so far in the functioning of trade repositories.
Securities financing transactions now have to be reported to authorised trade repositories.
Market participants are fully responsible for the accuracy of their reporting under SFTR.
The not-for-profit initiative will make it easier to ensure funds are comparable and clear about costs.
