ESG / Sustainability

Securities / Derivatives

KRX to Simplify KOSDAQ Listing Requirements Next Year

By Editors | 12/12/2019

Korea Exchange plans to reform the listing requirements of the KOSDAQ market by shifting the focus to the future growth potential of companies.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan to Revise Stewardship Code to Include ESG Factors

By Editors | 12/12/2019

The proposed revisions could be adopted as early as March, increasing the focus on ESG factors for institutional investors in Japan.

ESG / Sustainability

ASIC Launches Climate Risk Governance Surveillance Programme

By Editors | 12/12/2019

ASIC has started contacting large companies as part of an investigation into climate risk governance. The findings are expected in July 2020.

Big Picture

Fund Managers to Remain in Regulatory Spotlight in 2020: Moody’s

By Editors | 10/12/2019

Asset managers will remain in the regulatory spotlight as authorities actively work to reduce conflicts of interest in financial advice and elevate supervision of fund liquidity management.

ESG / Sustainability

ASEAN Regulators Are Shoring Up Climate Safeguards: WWF

By Manesh Samtani | 10/12/2019

In a new report, WWF Singapore says ASEAN financial regulators and banking associations are increasing their expectations on banks to assess and mitigate climate and environmental risk.

ESG / Sustainability

Japanese Pension Fund Moves Against Short Sellers

By Editors | 04/12/2019

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s largest, said it will no longer allow overseas shares to be lent out from its global equity portfolio.

ESG / Sustainability

Almost All SGX Companies Produce Sustainability Reports Since Mandate

By Editors | 04/12/2019

99.8% of SGX listed companies have produced sustainability reports, according to a joint review conducted by SGX RegCo and the Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations.

ESG / Sustainability

BSP to Phase In ESG-related Regulations for Banks

By Editors | 28/11/2019

The first phase will involve high-level principles on ESG integration. The second will provide granular expectations. The third will cover regulatory incentives.

ESG / Sustainability

SGX Becomes First Asian Exchange to List Catastrophe Bonds

By Editors | 27/11/2019

The ‘World Bank Philippines Catastrophe Bonds’ will finance up to $225mn of financial protection against earthquakes and tropical cyclones for the Philippines over the next three years.