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ESG / Sustainability
SFC Raises Supervisory Focus on Fund Manager Resilience
By Manesh Samtani | 08/06/2021
The SFC is on the lookout for funds with outsized and concentrated bets to prevent an Archegos-type event in Hong Kong.
AML / KYC
G7 Backs – but Looks Beyond – Mandatory Climate Disclosures
By ESG Investor | 07/06/2021
TCFD, IASB frameworks endorsed; communique also calls for progress on impact, nature-based and beneficial ownership reporting.
ESG / Sustainability
G7 Finance Ministers Agree on 15pc Global Minimum Tax Rate
By Manesh Samtani | 07/06/2021
The global minimum tax will end the race-to-the-bottom in corporate taxation and ensure fairness for the middle class and working people, Janet Yellen said.
ESG / Sustainability
BSP Outlines Expectations for Banks on Sustainable Finance
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/06/2021
Banks must establish environmental and social risk management systems and disclose their sustainability initiatives in their annual reports.
ESG / Sustainability
Transparency & Data Needed to Fuel Green Equity Growth
By ESG Investor | 03/06/2021
The evolving asset class still presents risks due to differing definitions, transparency levels and data quality, according to panellists at an ASIFMA conference.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Bursa Malaysia Concludes Blockchain Bond POC with STACS
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/06/2021
The collaborative efforts from the PoC have established a new ‘Bond in a Box’ operating model that shows commercial potentials, the project report says.
ESG / Sustainability
FINMA to Require Banks, Insurers to Disclose Climate Risks
By Editors | 02/06/2021
New disclosure rules will enter into force on 1 July, requiring large banks and insurers to disclose climate-related financial risks.
AML / KYC
Addressing Sanctions Risk in Maritime Trade
By Manesh Samtani | 02/06/2021
Banks facilitating transactions involving maritime trade must put in place systems and processes to detect illicit activity that could result in a breach of sanctions regulations.
ESG / Sustainability
G7 to Agree Global Corporate Tax at July Meeting – Report
By Editors | 31/05/2021
A G7 draft communique said a global minimum corporate tax will be agreed to help alleviate the strain on public finances.
ESG / Sustainability
APRA Invites Tenders to Help Model Physical Climate Risk
By Editors | 31/05/2021
APRA is seeking physical climate risk modelling capabilities to support the delivery of climate scenario analysis data to banks participating in the CVA project.
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