ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

APRA Finalises Guidance on Climate Change Financial Risks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/11/2021

The new climate change prudential practice guide covers governance, risk management, scenario analysis and disclosure.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan FSA Calls for Sharper Focus on ‘Transition’ Concept

By Mark Johnston | 29/11/2021

The FSA’s Satoshi Ikeda says corporate disclosures need to capture genuine progressive efforts towards achieving carbon net zero, not just point-in-time snapshots.

ESG / Sustainability

HKMA Offers Guidance on Regtech for Reporting, Stress Testing

By Manesh Samtani | 28/11/2021

The latest regtech adoption guide highlights challenges banks face as a result of their use of legacy systems and siloed data structures.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Can Crypto be Green?

By ESG Investor | 26/11/2021

Energy-intensive and unregulated, institutional investors are proving reluctant to back the rapidly growing asset class.

Big Picture

Alignment of Taxonomies “Critical” for Improving ESG Data

By ESG Investor | 26/11/2021

A consistent approach to taxonomies is necessary to help mobilise capital towards sustainable solutions, said ICMA’s Ricco Zhang.

ESG / Sustainability

Thailand Needs Government Intervention to Achieve Net-zero

By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 25/11/2021

Market forces alone will not be sufficient for Thailand to tackle carbon emissions and achieve net-zero, says Pongnut Thanaboonchai.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia SC Unveils Initiatives to Boost Corporate Governance

By Editors | 24/11/2021

The SC’s corporate governance strategic priorities for the next three years emphasise ESG fitness, diversity and agility of boards.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Issues Final Report on Regulating ESG Ratings & Data

By Editors | 23/11/2021

Regulators should promote more transparency regarding the methodologies that ESG ratings and data product providers use, IOSCO says.

Fintech / Regtech

OCBC ‘Actively Exploring’ Partnerships to Enter Crypto Space

By Manesh Samtani | 21/11/2021

OCBC’s Aditya Gupta says digital assets will be mainstreamed into the financial ecosystem “before we know it”, creating new growth opportunities and revenue streams for banks.