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ESG / Sustainability

Moody’s Finds ESG Risk Mitigation Delivers Higher Returns

By ESG Investor | 25/06/2022

Controversial events can cause lasting damage to shareholder value, analysis from Moody’s Analytics suggests.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Innovation Hub Outlines Lessons from CBDC Experiments

By Manesh Samtani | 23/06/2022

The report covers four experiments, Project Inthanon-LionRock, Project Jura, Project Dunbar, and Project mBridge.

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BIS Bulletin Raises Concerns Over Front-running by Crypto Miners

By Editors | 20/06/2022

Crypto miners can choose which transactions they add to ledgers and in which order, allowing them to front-run markets.

Fintech / Regtech

‘Substantial Changes” Needed to Fully Reap Benefits of DeFi: BIS

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/06/2022

A new BIS bulletin highlights a growing trend in DeFi to rely on forms of centralisation, and a need for it to ultimately fall within the regulatory umbrella.

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HKIMR Explores Pandemic Lessons for Operational Resilience

By Editors | 16/06/2022

Effective implementation of business continuity plans was a key factor contributing to operational resilience, says new report.

ESG / Sustainability

Green Funds Largely Unaligned with Paris Agreement – S&P

By ESG Investor | 14/06/2022

S&P looked at nearly 12,000 equity mutual funds and ETFs representing more than USD 20 trillion in market value. About 11% were aligned with the Paris goals.

ESG / Sustainability

Corporate Net Zero Targets on the Rise, But Credibility Lacking

By ESG Investor | 14/06/2022

Roughly 60% of companies with net zero targets have yet to specify whether carbon offsetting will feature in their decarbonisation strategies.

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Old Misconduct Patterns Are Repeating in New Settings: FMSB

By Editors | 08/06/2022

Forms of misconduct which have been present for hundreds of years are playing out in new digital asset classes, including crypto assets and NFTs.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Paper Explains Why Crypto Cannot Function as Money

By Editors | 08/06/2022

Fragmentation without interoperability implies that cryptocurrencies cannot fulfil the role of money as a coordination device, the paper says.