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Panel 5: The Case for Active Engagement

01/11/2022

This panel looks at how active engagement can contribute to transition efforts globally, and, in instances where it fails, how divestment should be a last resort.

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Panel 4: The Rise of Sustainability Linked Bonds

01/11/2022

This panel explores the strengths and potential limitations of SLB and ESG debt and measuring the performance of sustainability-linked projects to ensure companies are not engaging in greenwashing.

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Panel 3: The Role of Data and Tech in Assessing and Managing ESG Risk

01/11/2022

This panel looks at how banks and governments are implementing ESG in their risk management processes and existing ESG stress testing models and the data and technology needed to quantify risks.

Capital / Liquidity

NZ Banks ‘Well Placed’ to Withstand Stagflation Scenario: RBNZ

01/11/2022

The stress tests show that river and surface water flooding may be a greater climate-related hazard for residential mortgages than coastal flooding.

Crypto / Digital Assets

RBI Starts Testing CBDC in G-Sec Trade Settlement

01/11/2022

The RBI will also commence testing of a retail CBDC “within a month” in select locations in “closed user groups comprising customers and merchants”.

Market Infrastructure

ESMA to Withdraw Recognition of Six Indian CCPs

01/11/2022

EMIR conditions for recognition are not met because no cooperation arrangements have been concluded between ESMA and the relevant Indian authorities.

Market Infrastructure

ASX Issues 2nd Consultation on Measures for Handling Outages

01/11/2022

ASX is seeking feedback on new order and trade download services, a ‘cancel only’ session state, and an intraday restart capability.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Malaysia to Grant Licences to More ECF, P2P, Crypto Platforms

01/11/2022

A Digital Innovation Fund will also be established to co-fund innovative projects to digitalise the capital market and make it more competitive.

ESG / Sustainability

Hong Kong Invites Firms to Provide Training in Green Finance

01/11/2022

Providers of green and sustainable finance-related training are invited to register their programmes for a capacity building support scheme launching later this year.