ESG / Sustainability

Crypto / Digital Assets

EU Lawmakers Agree on AML Framework for Crypto

By Manesh Samtani | 30/06/2022

Crypto asset service providers will be required to implement customer protection measures and robust AML/CFT safeguards including the travel rule.

ESG / Sustainability

Shanghai Approves Regulations to Promote Green Finance Development

By Darien Choong | 30/06/2022

The regulations, effective on 1 July, will support the establishment of evaluation, identification and classification standards for green finance products and projects.

ESG / Sustainability

SFC Reviewing Market Practices to Guard Against Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 30/06/2022

Reviews underway cover concentration risk in OTC derivatives markets, risk management at futures brokers, and block trading practices.

ESG / Sustainability

ICMA Issues KPI Registry for Sustainability-Linked Bonds

By ESG Investor | 30/06/2022

ICMA has also updated its guidance and introduced clarifications to support growth of the sustainable bond market.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia Regulators Publish TCFD Adoption Guide for FIs

By Editors | 30/06/2022

All local and foreign FIs are expected to adopt the basic recommendations set out in the application guide within a recommended timeframe of 24 months.

ESG / Sustainability

TNFD Unveils Metrics Architecture in Second Beta Framework

By ESG Investor | 30/06/2022

There are due to be two further beta drafts to be launched ahead of the final framework’s planned publication in September 2023.

ESG / Sustainability

ESG Ratings Providers Fall Short on Transparency – ESMA

By ESG Investor | 27/06/2022

There are 59 ESG ratings providers active in the EU, ESMA said in a letter to the European Commission.

ESG / Sustainability

Listed Equities’ Carbon Well Exceeds Paris Target

By ESG Investor | 26/06/2022

Stock exchanges’ listing rules are putting investors at risk, a new report from think tank Carbon Tracker finds.

ESG / Sustainability

Moody’s Finds ESG Risk Mitigation Delivers Higher Returns

By ESG Investor | 25/06/2022

Controversial events can cause lasting damage to shareholder value, analysis from Moody’s Analytics suggests.