The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday fined DWS Securities, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank (DB), a combined $25 million for misstatements regarding its 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:environmental, soci꧋al, anꦇd governance (ESG) reporting as well as failure to set up an anti-money laundering program.

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Regarding the former charge, the SEC alleged DWS made "materially misleading statements about its controls for incorporating ESG factors into research and investment recommendations." The regulator alleged that from August 2018 through late 2021, DWS had "failed to adequately implement certain provisions of its global ESG integration policy," deceiving investors and clients.

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Regulators also have moved to overhaul rules associated with fund naming, to ensure that an asset manager's name aligns more closely with its stated investment objectives. Last week, a panel of SEC regulators voted 4-1 to re🥂quire ESG and o𝓰ther theme-based funds to abide by the Names Rule, a 2001 rule that requires funds to hold at least 80% of their assets in the type of investment or 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:asset class most closely associated with the fund's name.

Critics argue the rules would unduly burden funds and their investors, as up to 75% of U.S. 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:investment funds, including those with themes like "growth" and "value" featured in their name, would be subject to the new rules.

Deutsche Bank shares were down close to 1% in morning trading Monday. They've fallen more than 9% so far this year.