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title: "Investors urge UK audit regulator to review HSBC's climate accounting treatment"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283684441.md"
description: "Investors are urging the UK Financial Reporting Council to review HSBC's climate accounting practices, citing a lack of transparency in the verification process by auditor PwC. The letter was copied to HSBC and the UK Prudential Regulation Authority, with signatories including Sarasin & Partners, NEST, Merseyside Pension Fund, Lombard Odier Investment Management, and Edentree Investment Management"
datetime: "2026-04-22T14:23:21.000Z"
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# Investors urge UK audit regulator to review HSBC's climate accounting treatment

A letter addressed to the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) reveals that investors have expressed concerns regarding the lack of transparency surrounding how HSBC's auditor, PwC, verified the bank's accounting treatment. The letter was also copied to HSBC and the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). Signatories to the letter include Sarasin & Partners, workplace pension investor NEST, Merseyside Pension Fund, and asset management firms Lombard Odier Investment Management and Edentree Investment Management. (Reuters)

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