The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is reshaping how investment companies communicate with clients, stakeholders, and the broader public. More than a regulatory requirement, the EAA represents a shift toward inclusive digital engagement — one that opens doors to a broader investor base, strengthens brand integrity, and positions companies as leaders in responsible innovation.

As we enter the second half of 2025, the regulatory landscape for financial and sustainability reporting continues to evolve. For UK and EU-listed companies, the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) and its UK variant (UKSEF) remain central to annual reporting obligations. With updated taxonomies, growing ESG disclosure expectations, and increased scrutiny from regulators, now is the time for finance leaders to reassess their ESEF readiness.

AI is transforming finance by automating tasks, enhancing accuracy, and generating strategic insights. To fully harness AI's power, finance professionals must familiarize themselves with the technology itself and need to master effective prompting—crafting questions and instructions for optimal results.

This guide explores tools, techniques, and strategies to maximize AI's potential, enabling efficient, data-driven financial reporting.

What lies ahead for the global investment industry in 2025? From navigating the post-Tailored Shareholder Reports (TSR) world to charting new territories on AI — both alternative investments and artificial intelligence — to measuring the impact and influence of new global requirements, we can expect more change with greater momentum. In this article, Eric Johnson, DFIN’s president of Global Investment Companies, addresses the top questions facing fund and asset companies heading into 2025.

On June 5, 2024, a petition for review was filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As a result, this rule affecting Private Funds has been vacated. The final ruling was that the SEC had exceeded its statutory authority in adopting the Final Rule

DFIN CISO, Dannie Combs, talks with Katie Kuehner-Hebert of StrategicCIO360 about how IT professionals can best protect their organizations. 

In a Q&A, they discuss risk management strategies, how organizations can get better visibility into their data, why managing identities is such an important part of an organization’s cybersecurity strategy, and the latest data regulations companies need to be aware of.

In his new SecurityInfoWatch article, Craig Clay discusses the exponential growth in cyberthreats and how a partnership between the CEO and CISO holds the key to defeating those threats. Working together, they can master two essential components of an effective cybersecurity strategy, data management and risk mitigation, to defend the company’s critical assets.

In his latest article in Cybersecurity Insiders, Dannie Combs, Senior Vice President and CISO at DFIN, outlines three risk mitigation strategies to help organisations get a better handle on the latest security risks and threats to data. These include knowing and understanding your legal and regulatory obligations, maintaining a strong identity and access management (IAM) framework, and staying vigilant about security vulnerabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots.

Featured in Strategic CHRO, Dawnet Beverley, Executive Vice President of Global Capital Markets at DFIN, shares her insights on treating people with kindness in the workplace and how it can impact your employees and your business.

In his new Law360 article, Craig Clay, President of Global Capital Markets at DFIN shares details about the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), how it will help transform financial data regulatory reporting and compliance and support the growing adoption of key RegTech solutions, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.