ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

OJK Indonesia Establishes New Sustainable Finance Task Force

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 10/10/2021

The task force comprises 47 financial institutions including banks, securities firms, insurers, pension funds and financiers.

ESG / Sustainability

Action Needed to Scale Up ESG Investing, say IMF, OECD

By ESG Investor | 07/10/2021

The IMF, World Bank and OECD are working on classification systems to harmonise and support the development of sustainable finance markets.

Market Infrastructure

GRI Puts Human Rights at Heart of New Standards

By ESG Investor | 06/10/2021

Sustainability reporting body provides greater clarity on materiality, launches sector-specific standards, strengthens the governance disclosures.

Capital / Liquidity

Derivatives Are “Essential” to Carbon Markets: ISDA

By Editors | 06/10/2021

Regulatory action is needed to address disproportionately high capital requirements that would be imposed on carbon certificates by FRTB.

Big Picture

IAIS Warns of Climate Risks Faced by Insurance Sector

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 06/10/2021

The IAIS estimates more than 35 percent of insurers’ investment assets are “climate-relevant”, i.e. exposed to climate risks.

AML / KYC

ESG Due Diligence: Setting a High Water Mark

By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2021

Refinitiv’s Wendy De Cruz talks to Regulation Asia about new supply chain laws reshaping industries and the challenges FIs face in enhancing due diligence practices.

ESG / Sustainability

IASB Launches Post Implementation Review of IFRS 9

By Editors | 05/10/2021

Among other areas, the review seeks input on the application of IFRS 9 to financial instruments with sustainability-linked features and cash flows linked to ESG targets.

ESG / Sustainability

HSBC, Temasek to Establish Platform to Fund Sustainable Infrastructure

By Editors | 04/10/2021

HSBC and Temasek, with support from ADB and Clifford Capital Holdings, will dispense over $1bn in loans through the platform within 5 years.

ESG / Sustainability

US SEC Moves to Boost Transparency on Proxy Votes

By ESG Investor | 03/10/2021

The proposed rule changes will make it easier for asset owners to see how asset managers are voting at AGMs.