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Reporting on regulatory responses, risk management practices, and financial impacts of climate-related risks, including physical and transitional risks.
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB Plenary Highlights Continued Financial Stability Concerns
By Editors | 03/07/2022
The FSB expressed concerns over the outlook for financial stability, volatility in commodity markets, and strains in crypto-asset markets.
Climate Risk
HKMA to Integrate Climate Risk in Supervisory Processes
By Editors | 01/07/2022
Climate risk management will be a standing item in annual prudential meetings with banks. The CAMEL rating framework will be updated.
Sustainable Finance
Shanghai Approves Regulations to Promote Green Finance Development
By Darien Choong | 30/06/2022
The regulations, effective on 1 July, will support the establishment of evaluation, identification and classification standards for green finance products and projects.
Emerging Prudential Risks
SFC Reviewing Market Practices to Guard Against Risk
By Manesh Samtani | 30/06/2022
Reviews underway cover concentration risk in OTC derivatives markets, risk management at futures brokers, and block trading practices.
Climate Risk
Malaysia Regulators Publish TCFD Adoption Guide for FIs
By Editors | 30/06/2022
All local and foreign FIs are expected to adopt the basic recommendations set out in the application guide within a recommended timeframe of 24 months.
Sustainable Finance
G7 Announces Initiative to Counter Belt and Road Initiative
By Editors | 28/06/2022
The US plans to contribute USD 200 billion to the new initiative, while the rest of the G7 will contribute another USD 400 billion.
Climate Risk
Listed Equities’ Carbon Well Exceeds Paris Target
By ESG Investor | 26/06/2022
Stock exchanges’ listing rules are putting investors at risk, a new report from think tank Carbon Tracker finds.
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Consumes Less Energy than Classical Payments: Report
By Mark Johnston | 25/06/2022
Research report finds that the Lightning network enables a single Bitcoin transaction to become 194 million times more energy-efficient than a classical payment.
Climate Risk
GFANZ Consults on Net-zero Transition Planning Framework
By Editors | 24/06/2022
GFANZ identifies four critical approaches for financial institutions to support real-economy GHG emissions reductions.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
SFC Cites Conduct, Technology and Climate as Key Priorities
By Editors | 23/06/2022
The SFC’s latest annual report highlights work to enhance book building and placing practices, regulate fund trustees and custodians, and enhance climate disclosure for fund investors.
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