ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

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.

ESG / Sustainability

PASLA, RMA Issue New Guidance on ESG-based Securities Lending

By ESG Investor | 30/05/2021

The guidance offers best practice to help institutional investors ensure compatibility of their ESG principles with securities lending activities.

Big Picture

NGFS Publishes Preliminary Findings on Climate-related Data Gaps

By Editors | 26/05/2021

The availability of reliable climate-related data requires swift progress on disclosures, global taxonomy, and transparent and quality-assured metrics, the NGFS says.