ESG / Sustainability

Capital / Liquidity

EBA Considers Assessing Climate in Regular Bank Stress Tests

By Editors | 02/10/2022

The EBA has kicked off high level discussions on how to incorporate climate risks in regular stress tests that take place every two years.

ESG / Sustainability

China Designates 18 ‘Gatekeepers’ for Green Bond Market

By Darien Choong | 02/10/2022

The 18 firms, which include PwC, EY and Morningstar’s China units, will be responsible for evaluating and certifying green bonds and help to prevent greenwashing.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Exchange Launches Battery Metal Futures

By Editors | 02/10/2022

Contracts were launched in battery-grade lithium carbonate; lithium hydroxide; cobalt metal; and cobalt hydroxide.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Hong Kong

By Editors | 02/10/2022

The paper considers how SLDs would be classified and regulated, and the compliance issues for market participants to consider when executing SLDs.

ESG / Sustainability

Fitch Flags Growing Pains for Sustainability-linked Bonds

By ESG Investor | 01/10/2022

Remedies needed to address misaligned incentives and lack of comparability in booming market, says ratings agency.

ESG / Sustainability

Australian Investors Demand Further Climate Reforms

By ESG Investor | 30/09/2022

The Investor Group on Climate Change has outlined “high priority policies“ needed to “unlock capital” for Australia’s net zero transition.

ESG / Sustainability

NZAOA Issues Call to Action on Blended Finance

By ESG Investor | 30/09/2022

The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance has called on policymakers to facilitate the scaling of blended finance structures to fund climate solutions.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX Lists First Low Carbon Index ETF Dedicated to APAC

By Editors | 29/09/2022

The ETF reflects the performance of nearly 200 large and mid-cap companies with low carbon characteristics in 11 markets in Asia Pacific.

ESG / Sustainability

ESMA Publishes Final Guidelines on MiFID II Suitability Requirements

By Editors | 28/09/2022

Firms will need to help clients understand the concept of sustainability preferences and explain differences between products with and without sustainability features.