ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

AxiomSL Appoints Peter Tierney APAC CEO

By Samuel Riding | 04/05/2017

AxiomSL appointed Peter Tierney as CEO of the firm’s Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Tierney brings more than 25 years of […]

AML / KYC

FSB Chief Urges Continuation of Reform

By Samuel Riding | 20/03/2017

But Mark Carney suggests body will investigate ‘unintended consequences’ of regulation.

AML / KYC

FSB to Develop Reform Impact Assessment

By Samuel Riding | 02/03/2017

Framework due to be published before July’s G20 Summit.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Moots Climate-change Stress Tests

By Samuel Riding | 17/02/2017

Executive board member says climate change now has ‘potential system-wide implications’.

ESG / Sustainability

DTCC Appoints Tim Keady to Lead Firms’ DTCC Solutions Businesses

By Samuel Riding | 19/10/2016

New York/London/Hong Kong/Singapore, 18 October 2016 – The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for […]

AML / KYC

SGX Finalises Sustainability Reporting Rules

By Samuel Riding | 21/06/2016

Singapore Exchange introduces reporting on ‘comply or explain’ basis.

ESG / Sustainability

Former SGX Head of Regulation Joins FSB Taskforce

By Samuel Riding | 22/01/2016

Yeo Lian Sim appointed to taskforce on climate-related financial disclosures.

Securities / Derivatives

SZSE to Add ESG and Risk Screens to ChiNext Composite Index

By Editors

The new methodology, effective 25 July, will exclude companies with low ESG ratings and those under risk warnings to enhance index quality and investability.