ESG / Sustainability

ESG / Sustainability

Thai Bourse “Ready” to Establish Centralised Carbon Data Architecture

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

SETCarbon receives TGO certification, paving way for establishment of Thailand's centralised carbon data architecture.

AML / KYC

China and Germany Deepen Financial Ties with Regulatory Pacts

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

The agreement covers expanded bond and equity market access, regulatory cooperation on banking supervision, and alignment on green finance standards.

ESG / Sustainability

Korea Launches New Loan Programme for Restructured Debtors

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

The "New Leap Loan" targets debtors excluded from a prior debt-relief fund, alongside a new special restructuring programme for long-term delinquencies.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Proposes Update to Fund Valuation Rules, Targeting Illiquid Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 18/11/2025

IOSCO consults on 13 recommendations focusing on governance, conflicts of interest, and fair value for complex fund holdings.

Securities / Derivatives

SC Malaysia Reports Stronger Governance but Flags Gaps in Disclosures

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/11/2025

The Corporate Governance Monitor 2025 shows high adoption of MCCG practices, but highlights weak disclosure quality, slow diversity gains and low remuneration transparency.

Trending

Korea to Mandate Wider English Disclosure Starting May 2026

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

New rules will expand mandatory English reporting for listed firms and require clearer disclosure of executive pay and AGM voting results.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan to Revise Corporate Governance Code to Target Employee Wages

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

The move signals a potential reversal of shareholder-friendly reforms and aims to encourage companies to increase employee wages amid rising inflation.

ESG / Sustainability

Global Plan at COP30 Aims to Speed Coal Exit via Policy, Finance Reforms

By Editors | 17/11/2025

A new roadmap backed by 29 nations and institutions outlines actionable steps for scaling finance and creating regulatory certainty for the coal-to-clean transition.

Fintech / Regtech

Singapore Accountants Urged to Upskill for Data Analytics and ESG

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/11/2025

The Singapore Chartered Accountants has released a roadmap for climate- and social-impact reporting as well as a framework for data management