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PRI: Policymakers Must “Establish Coherence” on Investor Stewardship

By ESG Investor | 28/03/2023

The investor network has issued recommendations for policymakers to create an “enabling environment” for stewardship activity.

AML / KYC

Upbit’s Azman Hamid Discusses Travel Rule Adoption in APAC

By Editors | 21/03/2023

Upbit’s Azman Hamid discusses the UAE’s addition to the FATF grey list and APAC’s implementation of the FATF recommendations on virtual assets.

ESG / Sustainability

IPCC: Remove Climate Finance Barriers to Avert Decline

By ESG Investor | 20/03/2023

There is sufficient global capital to rapidly reduce GHG emissions if existing barriers are reduced, the IPCC says in a new report.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Ripple’s Rahul Advani Discusses Regulatory Landscape for Digital Assets

By Editors | 20/03/2023

Rahul Advani, Policy Director for APAC at Ripple, discusses the regulatory landscape for digital assets and the potential for a globally harmonised framework.

AML / KYC

Jarek Jakubcek Discusses How Binance Works With Law Enforcement

By Editors | 19/03/2023

Jarek Jakubcek, Head of Law Enforcement Training at Binance, discusses working with law enforcement and how the technology used in investigations has evolved over time.

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Global Stock Markets Lost $25 Trillion in 2022: WFE

By Editors | 17/03/2023

“We witnessed a perfect storm in 2022 of so many negative pressures culminating to bring immense pressure on global stock markets,” said WFE CEO Nandini Sukumar.

AML / KYC

HKIMR Report Explores GBA Cross-border Payments Challenges

By Editors | 16/03/2023

A survey of FIs found that some GBA transactions are still processed manually. Other challenges relate to differing messaging formats, regulatory requirements and investment quotas.

ESG / Sustainability

ESG Scrutiny Reveals Cracks in Credit Rating Methods

By ESG Investor | 15/03/2023

An IEEFA study has found “no direct relationship” between ESG credit scores and credit ratings, due to ratings providers still “evaluating companies the traditional way”.

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IMF Proposes Global Marketplace for Trading Between CBDCs

By Mark Johnston | 14/03/2023

A global marketplace for trading tokenised money such as CBDCs would reduce the need for bilateral trust relationships and improve cross-border payments.