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ESG / Sustainability
ICMA Publishes Compendium of Global Sustainable Finance Initiatives
By Editors | 24/02/2020
Key international initiatives identified are the Equator Principles, the FSB TCFD Recommendations, the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group, the NGFS, and the UN SDGs.
ESG / Sustainability
China Likely To Push Asset Owners To Embrace ESG
By AsianInvestor | 21/02/2020
Beijing will likely require asset owners play a bigger role in ESG investing as part of broader sustainability plans when it announces its five-year plan later this year, according to KPMG.
ESG / Sustainability
TWSE Amends Listed Company Guidelines to Enhance Governance, CSR
By Editors | 18/02/2020
The amendments include stock trading controls to prevent insider trading, ethical management units at listed companies, and disclosures of governance practices for managing climate risk.
ESG / Sustainability
Hedge Funds Face High Expectations on ESG Adoption
By Editors | 11/02/2020
ESG and sustainability considerations have become a ‘must-have’ in the hedge fund industry, says a new report from KPMG, AIMA, CAIA and CREATE-Research.
ESG / Sustainability
FSAP Stress Tests to Prioritise Climate Risk Assessments: IMF
By Manesh Samtani | 08/02/2020
The IMF is adding climate-related factors to its existing stress-testing methodology to help government and private-sector leaders prepare for potential financial shocks.
ESG / Sustainability
MAS to Broaden Range of Climate Risks Included in Stress Tests
By Editors | 05/02/2020
The current priority is to collect climate-related data and understand how it impacts FIs in order to conduct a proper stress test, says MAS board member Ong Ye Kung.
Market Infrastructure
World Federation of Exchanges Sets Out 2020 Priorities
By Editors | 04/02/2020
In 2020, the WFE will focus its work on the role of exchanges in creating data, the role of CCPs in ensuring systemic safety, and ESG issues.
ESG / Sustainability
Refinitiv Launches ESG Data Initiative at WEF, Davos
By Editors | 23/01/2020
The Alliance aims to identify and consolidate the fundamental ESG and alternative data firms require to make sustainable investment decisions and positively contribute to the UN SDGs.
ESG / Sustainability
BIS Calls on Central Banks to Coordinate Action on Climate Change
By Manesh Samtani | 21/01/2020
Without coordinated action, a new global financial crisis triggered by climate change would render central banks and financial supervisors powerless.
ESG / Sustainability
TWSE Adds Climate Risk to Disclosure Rules for Listed Companies
By Editors | 20/01/2020
Listed companies are required to disclose information on their governance of climate-related risks and opportunities, and the actual and potential impacts of their activities on climate.
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