Climate Risk

    Reporting on regulatory responses, risk management practices, and financial impacts of climate-related risks, including physical and transitional risks.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Updates G20 on Covid-19, Climate, Crypto Work

    By Editors | 13/07/2022

    Accompanying the letter to the G20 is a report on exit strategies to address COVID-19 scarring in the financial sector, and a statement on crypto-asset regulation.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    Bangladesh Infrastructure Loans to Require E&S Assessments

    By Editors | 11/07/2022

    Environmental and social impact assessments will have to be arranged by borrowers and submitted with their loan applications.

    Climate Risk

    ECB Climate Stress Test Finds Bank Practices Lacking

    By Editors | 11/07/2022

    60% of banks don’t have a climate risk stress testing framework. Only 20% of banks consider climate risk when granting loans.

    KYC & CDD

    Taiwan to Streamline Identity Checks for Cross-border Remittances

    By Darien Choong | 10/07/2022

    The customer identity verification process for regular and reasonable cross border remittances can be further streamlined, the FSC said.

    ESG Data

    NGFS Issues Final Report on Bridging Climate-related Data Gaps

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/07/2022

    The largest gaps are for biophysical impact, emissions and geospatial data types, which affect use cases such as investment and lending decisions and exposure quantification.

    Structural Regulation

    Alder to Leave SFC to Take Up Role as FCA Chair

    By Editors | 08/07/2022

    Ashley Alder became the SFC’s CEO in October 2011. His new appointment as chair of the UK FCA will start in January 2023.

    Sustainable Finance

    HKEX Announces New Collaboration to Develop Carbon Market

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2022

    HSBC, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, ANZ, ICBC, Bank of China and others will sit on a new council to help develop a Hong Kong-based international carbon market.

    Climate Risk

    ECB Makes “Groundbreaking” Shift on Climate

    By ESG Investor | 05/07/2022

    The ECB will introduce gradual limits on the use of bonds issued by companies with high carbon footprints.

    Sustainable Finance

    China Approves Launch of First Carbon Neutral ETFs

    By Editors | 04/07/2022

    Shanghai Environment Energy Exchange approved 8 carbon neutral ETFs, and NAFMII recently launched China’s first batch of interbank transition bonds.

    Climate Risk

    BNM Calls on FIs to Start Preparing for 2024 Climate Stress Tests

    By Editors | 03/07/2022

    BNM has proposed a framework for the 2024 CRST exercise to assess the resilience of Malaysian FIs to physical and transition risks arising from various climate scenarios.

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